Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.

The Panama Canal in War Times! This photograph has just been released by the censors. While the war was in progress, Uncle Sam had a heavy guard of American troops stationed all along the canal. The guard at one of the locks is seen watching a transport of New Zealanders which is on its way to France.

On recto: Clear label attached near bottom right corner, "Copyright by / Underwood & Underwood, N.Y. / From Elliott Service Co., N.Y."

On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "The Panama Canal In War Times! / This photograph has just been released by the censors. / While the war was in progress, Uncle Sam had a heavy / guard of American troops stationed all along the canal. / The guard at one of the locks is seen watching a trans- / port of New Zeelanders [sic] which is on its way to France. / UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS ELLIOTT SERVICE CO. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS 141-145 West 36th St., NEW YORK 1759 C". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "UU-033".

Ferrotyped prints are processed in such a way that they are shiny. The print has a sensitive surface, usually thinner, because it was put through a press while still wet.

Ferrotyped prints have a sensitive surface, usually shiny and thinner, because they are put through a press while still wet. Ferrotyping makes the surface of the photograph smoother. Light does not scatter as much on a smoother surface, so this increases contrast. That makes ferrotyped images better for press photography.

This object has the following keywords:

• New Zealand
• Panama
• Panama Canal
• Sentries
• Transports
• United States
• World War I

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