Description: Description of Photograph This is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a high quality scan of the original. When evaluating the quality of the photo, please keep in mind that most photos in our collection were taken over 100 years ago. Title: The main obstruction at Panama / Keppler. Creator(s): Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956, artist Date Created/Published: N.Y. : J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., 1905 July 19. Summary: Illustration shows a bloated businessman labeled 'Railroad Interests' smoking a cigar and wearing a gold necklace of railroad passenger cars, sitting on the hillside at the Culebra Cut in Panama; he is speaking to Uncle Sam, who is standing on the edge of the Cut, his coat over one arm and holding a pick-axe with the other. Stuffed head-first, in the businessman's pocket, is John F. Wallace, chief engineer of the canal construction until his resignation in 1905. Notes: Title from item. Caption: Gentleman in the Background Sam, here's an engineering problem for you. If it'll take ten years to cut through Culebra, how many years will it take to cut through me? Illus. in: Puck, v. 57, no. 1481 (1905 July 19), centerfold. Copyright 1905 by Keppler & Schwarzmann. Subjects: Wallace, John Findley,--1852-1921. Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1900-1910. Canal construction--Panama--Panama Canal--1900-1910. Railroads--United States--1900-1910. Industrial trusts--United States--1900-1910. Panama Canal (Panama)--1900-1910. Cartoons (Commentary)--1900-1910. Offset photomechanical prints--Color--1900-1910. Periodical illustrations--1900-1910. Bookmark /2011645720/ Bookmark:2011645720 Bookmark:2011645720 Size Approximately 8x12 inches. Note: Some images may have white bars on the sides or top if the original image does not conform to the 8x12 dimensions. Want to purchase the Original? The original is not for sale. Return Policy We are so confident in the quality we provide that we back every order with a money-back guarantee! This means if you are not satisfied, for ANY reason, a refund will be given.(No need to return the photo) Quality This Photograph is a Archive Quality Reproduction created directly from the original photograph. Our laboratory uses premium FujiFilm Lustre Paper guaranteeing brighter colors, sharper whites, and prints that will last a lifetime. Shipping We have taken extra steps to ensure that your prints arrive to you safely and undamaged. We use extra thick, stay-flat envelopes to get your photos to you as quickly and as safely as possible. Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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