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Old photos of Colón

17 photographs of Colón, from 1906 to 1915 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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The 17 photographs of Colón on PlaceWas span 2 decades, from 1906 to 1915. 17 of them were taken before 1980; the other 0 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.1 spot was photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.17 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Colón through time

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EU: Memorial of Christopher Columbus in Colón (1910), Colón — photos through time

EU: Memorial of Christopher Columbus in Colón (1910) 17 photos · 1906–1915

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EU: Colón, Panama: unpaved street with wooden houses and palm trees: building debris scattered in foregound; people visible in middle distance. Photograph, (1906), Colón, 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: unpaved street with wooden houses and palm trees: building debris scattered in foregound; people visible in middle distance. Photograph, (1906) 1906 An unpaved street in Colon, Panama, lined with wooden houses and palm trees, with building debris in the foreground and people visible in the middle distance, photographed in 1906.

EU: Colón, Panama: workers paving a street. Photograph, (1906), Colón, 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: workers paving a street. Photograph, (1906) 1906 Workers pave a street in Colon, Panama, in this 1906 photograph, part of the sanitary and infrastructure works carried out in the town during construction of the Panama Canal.

EU: Colón, Panama: unpaved street lined with wooden houses; two children watch from a porch beside the open sewer. Photograph, (1906), Colón, 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: unpaved street lined with wooden houses; two children watch from a porch beside the open sewer. Photograph, (1906) 1906 An unpaved street in Colon, Panama, lined with wooden houses, where two children watch from a porch beside an open sewer in this 1906 photograph.

EU: Colón, Panama: a ditch runs down the middle of the unpaved street which is lined with wooden houses; a man on horseback is in the foreground. Photograph, (1907), Colón, 1907

EU: Colón, Panama: a ditch runs down the middle of the unpaved street which is lined with wooden houses; a man on horseback is in the foreground. Photograph, (1907) 1907 An unpaved street in Colon, Panama, lined with wooden houses and a drainage ditch running down its middle, with a man on horseback in the foreground, photographed in 1907.

EU: Colón, Panama: Cash Alley newly paved. Photograph, (1907), Colón, 1907

EU: Colón, Panama: Cash Alley newly paved. Photograph, (1907) 1907 Cash Alley in Colon, Panama, shown newly paved in this 1907 photograph, part of the town's sanitary works during the Panama Canal construction era.

EU: Colón, Panama, before the sanitary works that were implemented during the construction of the Panama Canal: a ditch runs down the centre of a street lined with wooden houses. Photograph, Colón, 1908

EU: Colón, Panama, before the sanitary works that were implemented during the construction of the Panama Canal: a ditch runs down the centre of a street lined with wooden houses. Photograph 1908 A street in Colon, Panama, lined with wooden houses and a drainage ditch running down its centre, photographed in 1908 before the sanitary works carried out during construction of the Panama Canal.

EU: Colón, Panama: Bolivar Street newly paved. Photograph, ca. (1908), Colón, 1908

EU: Colón, Panama: Bolivar Street newly paved. Photograph, ca. (1908) 1908 Bolivar Street in Colon, Panama, shown newly paved in this photograph from around 1908, as part of the town's sanitary improvements during the Panama Canal construction era.

EU: Colón, Panama: tarmacadamed street with storm sewer; residents shown in houses and on the street, with horse and cart in the foreground. Photograph, (1911), Colón, 1911

EU: Colón, Panama: tarmacadamed street with storm sewer; residents shown in houses and on the street, with horse and cart in the foreground. Photograph, (1911) 1911 A tarmacadamed street with a storm sewer in Colon, Panama, with residents visible in houses and on the street and a horse and cart in the foreground, photographed in 1911.

1900s · 10 photos

EU: Colón, Panama: workers paving a street. Photograph, (1906), Colón, 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: workers paving a street. Photograph, (1906) 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: Fourth Street before paving work begins. Photograph, (1906), Colón, 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: Fourth Street before paving work begins. Photograph, (1906) 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: newly paved street junction with pedestrians, carriages and train carriages. Photograph, (1906), Colón, 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: newly paved street junction with pedestrians, carriages and train carriages. Photograph, (1906) 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: unpaved street lined with wooden houses; two children watch from a porch beside the open sewer. Photograph, (1906), Colón, 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: unpaved street lined with wooden houses; two children watch from a porch beside the open sewer. Photograph, (1906) 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: unpaved street with wooden houses and palm trees: building debris scattered in foregound; people visible in middle distance. Photograph, (1906), Colón, 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: unpaved street with wooden houses and palm trees: building debris scattered in foregound; people visible in middle distance. Photograph, (1906) 1906

EU: Colón, Panama: a ditch runs down the middle of the unpaved street which is lined with wooden houses; a man on horseback is in the foreground. Photograph, (1907), Colón, 1907

EU: Colón, Panama: a ditch runs down the middle of the unpaved street which is lined with wooden houses; a man on horseback is in the foreground. Photograph, (1907) 1907

EU: Colón, Panama; street with building works in progress. Photograph, (1907), Colón, 1907

EU: Colón, Panama; street with building works in progress. Photograph, (1907) 1907

EU: Colón, Panama: Cash Alley newly paved. Photograph, (1907), Colón, 1907

EU: Colón, Panama: Cash Alley newly paved. Photograph, (1907) 1907

EU: Colón, Panama: Bolivar Street newly paved. Photograph, ca. (1908), Colón, 1908

EU: Colón, Panama: Bolivar Street newly paved. Photograph, ca. (1908) 1908

EU: Colón, Panama, before the sanitary works that were implemented during the construction of the Panama Canal: a ditch runs down the centre of a street lined with wooden houses. Photograph, Colón, 1908

EU: Colón, Panama, before the sanitary works that were implemented during the construction of the Panama Canal: a ditch runs down the centre of a street lined with wooden houses. Photograph 1908

1910s · 7 photos

EU: Memorial of Christopher Columbus in Colón (1910), Colón, 1910

EU: Memorial of Christopher Columbus in Colón (1910) 1910

EU: Colón, Panama: tarmacadamed street with storm sewer; residents shown in houses and on the street, with horse and cart in the foreground. Photograph, (1911), Colón, 1911

EU: Colón, Panama: tarmacadamed street with storm sewer; residents shown in houses and on the street, with horse and cart in the foreground. Photograph, (1911) 1911

EU: Colon, Panama. View from a cruise ship onto a harbor with passenger steamers (1915), Colón, 1915

EU: Colon, Panama. View from a cruise ship onto a harbor with passenger steamers (1915) 1915

EU: Colón, Panama. Uferpromenade mit Palmenallee und Wellenbrechern (1915), Colón, 1915

EU: Colón, Panama. Uferpromenade mit Palmenallee und Wellenbrechern (1915) 1915

EU: Colón, Panama. Blick in die Bucht entlang des Palmenstrandes mit großen Steinblöcken als Wellenbrecher, im Hintergrund Wohnhäuser oder Strandhäuser (1915), Colón, 1915

EU: Colón, Panama. Blick in die Bucht entlang des Palmenstrandes mit großen Steinblöcken als Wellenbrecher, im Hintergrund Wohnhäuser oder Strandhäuser (1915) 1915

EU: Colón, Panama?. Kathedrale (1915), Colón, 1915

EU: Colón, Panama?. Kathedrale (1915) 1915

EU: Colón, Panama. Wohnhaussiedlung mit Palmen für die Arbeiter am Panamakanal (1915), Colón, 1915

EU: Colón, Panama. Wohnhaussiedlung mit Palmen für die Arbeiter am Panamakanal (1915) 1915