HISTORICAL POSTCARDS & PICTURES OF OTHER PANAMA CANAL LIGHTHOUSES
SOME OF THESE LIGHTHOUSES ARE NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE
Post Cards of the Gatun Locks lighthouse
The Front tower, range 1-2 at the Gatun Lake section, on the south middle approach wall of Gatun Locks. This 28-foot lighthouse is no longer standing. It was constructed in 1912.
Early construction photo.
This is an antique fresnel lens which was liberated from the French-built lighthouse on Isla Grande when the station was converted in 1972 from acetylene gas to automated battery operation. The lantern is approximately 6 ft high and 3 feet in diameter, mounted on a metal display base. The name plate affixed to the lantern reads as follows: "F. Barbier & Cia. Constructors, Paris, France, 1893. It was originally constructed to operate with oil and dates back to the French effort to build the Canal. Presently, it is part of the lighthouse display at the Interoceanic Canal Museum in Panama City.
