California invites the world Panama-Pacific internatinoal exposition

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California Invites The World PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.U.S.A CALIFORNIA, 5.000.000. POPULATION 1915 PANAMA EXACT REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL PAINTING CANAL STATISTICS COPYRIGHTED 1910 BY EDWARD ELKUS Length of Canal 50½ Miles Culebra Cut Depth 300 Feet Locks in Pairs 12 Locks Usable Length 1,000 Feet | Canal Co. Formed by the French 1879 Work Begun Eight Years Work by the French Cost $300,000.000 Work Begun by U. S. May 4, 1904 1881 Width Excavation Estimated Total 174,66,596 C.Y. U. S. Paidepublic of Panama $10,000.000 French Canal Co. $40,000.000 By French Useful 29,908,000 C.Y. U. S. 5,000,000 C.Y. Cost of Canal Total Over $375,000.000 Concrete Total Estimate Time of Transit Through Canal 10 to 12 Hours Time of Passage Through Locks 3 Hours Canal Force Actually at Work 39,000 Date of Completion January 1st, 1915 Shortening of Route N.Y. to S. F. 8,415 Miles A Yearly Saving of Millions to the Shipping World

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Place Postage Here Domestic, Island Posses- sions POST CARD Canada Cuba Mexico Panama 1c THIS SPACE FOR MESSAGE THIS SPACE FOR ADDRÉSS Foreign 2c 20 Published by Edward Elkus, Los Angeles