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HomeTheodore Roosevelt on a digging machine during construction of the Panama Canal, circa 1908. [Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division]

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Theodore Roosevelt on a digging machine during construction of the Panama Canal, circa 1908. [Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division]

April 21, 2022

Theodore Roosevelt on a digging machine during construction of the Panama Canal, circa 1908. [Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division]

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