A distant view of Ancon, Panama, with the new American Hotel on a high eminence, as identified by the printed caption. The hotel was built to house the executive force and department heads of the Panama Canal construction. Ancon lay at the Pacific entrance to the canal beside Panama City, in the U.S.-controlled Canal Zone. The caption notes the photograph was taken a year before the card was issued.
Heavy visible halftone screen; very dark, low-contrast image; thin white margin along the top and left edges.
No postmark. Unused divided-back private "POST CARD" with a printed description of the view on the address side; no message, no address. Cream matte stock, slight edge wear.
Cite this card
View of Ancon and American Hotel, Panama, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/view-of-ancon-and-american-hotel-panama-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
