"Connecting the Oceans: 100th Anniversary of the Panama Canal" (make that 101 years!)

On this, the 101st anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, I'd like to point you to a great blog post from Pamela Henson (Smithsonian Institution Archives) from the Archive's blog, The Bigger Picture.

Here are some related resources from the post:

Related Resources

• “1910-1912 Exploration of Panama,” Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Biodiversity Heritage Library
• 150 Years of Smithsonian Research in Latin America, online exhibition, Smithsonian Institution Archives
• 1910-1912 Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone, National Museum of Natural History

Below are some of my pictures from the Canal from recent visits: