1908: exhibits by Vaughan Cornish

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List of all exhibits from the catalogue for this exhibition:

Exhibit no.ExhibitorExhibit titleSectionPictureCatalogue
[LL. 08] Vaughan Cornish Life and Work on the Panama Canal in 1908 Lantern Lectures   catalogue page
393 to 402 Vaughan Cornish Culebra Cut looking towards the Pacific Ocean at the Divide, between Gold (L) and Silver Hills (R). The original elevation here on the centre line was 312 feet above sea, the final will be 40 feet, the level of canal bottom. Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction   catalogue page
393 to 402 Vaughan Cornish Culebra Cut looking towards the Atlantic Ocean, a part of Golden Hill on the right. Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction   catalogue page
393 to 402 Vaughan Cornish Culebra Cut, from the same point of view as No. 2, looking across the excavation to the scarped face of Golden Hill. Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction   catalogue page
393 to 402 Vaughan Cornish In Culebra Cut looking towards the Atlantic, view from level reached on April 21st, 1908, scarped face of Golden Hill on the right. Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction   catalogue page
393 to 402 Vaughan Cornish Steam shovel excavating weathered rock. The shovel is near the end of its upward stroke, the marks of the teeth from a previous stroke are seen on the right. In the distance on the right is seen the highest ledge excavated by the French on the face of Go Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction   catalogue page
396 to 402 Vaughan Cornish Stream shovel discharging a load of earth into a truck. In the middle distance is the east side of Culebra Cut, and the distance shows the hilly and wooded country. A steam shovel excavates 1,200 cubic yards per diem. Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction   catalogue page
393 to 402 Vaughan Cornish Gang of Spanish labourers working in Culebra Cut in April (one of the hottest months of the year, when the sun is vertical) in ordinary European kit. The number of European navvies (mostly Spanish) is six thousand. Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction   catalogue page
396 to 402 Vaughan Cornish Drilling holes for blasting in Culebra Cut. The machine drills a hole 30 feet deep in one day. Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction   catalogue page
396 to 402 Vaughan Cornish Site for double flight of three locks at Gatun, being excavated in fine grained sandstone. Width of locks 110 feet, useable length of each 1,000 feet. The view is taken looking across the site, the lower (Atlantic) end being on the right. Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction   catalogue page
393 to 402 Vaughan Cornish South end of Gatun Lock site and site of the Great Gatun Dam from the east. The crest line of the broad, flat earthen dam will extend from the house near the centre of the picture somewhat to the right as far as the hills which bound the view. Length 8,0 Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction   catalogue page