[Canal Zone in Balboa, Panama City]

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Postcard of Balboa, a district in Panama City and the capital of the Panama Canal Zone until 1979. A hill sits at the center of the photograph and is covered in vegetation, as well as a few buildings. Additional buildings, trees, and roadways cover the surrounding area. A part of the Panama Canal runs across the distance, and shrub-covered hills spread across the far-off landscape. This postcard was kept by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in the south and South American regions.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm.

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Flatau, John Fred 193X/1970.

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Postcard of Balboa, a district in Panama City and the capital of the Panama Canal Zone until 1979. A hill sits at the center of the photograph and is covered in vegetation, as well as a few buildings. Additional buildings, trees, and roadways cover the surrounding area. A part of the Panama Canal runs across the distance, and shrub-covered hills spread across the far-off landscape. This postcard was kept by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in the south and South American regions.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Victor Oppenheim Papers (AR0731), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Victor Oppenheim Papers

The Victor Oppenheim Papers document the work and personal travels of a geologist, engineer, anthropologist, ethnologist, and author.

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  • 193X/1970

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  • Dec. 2, 2025, 12:35 p.m.

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  • Feb. 18, 2026, 1:48 p.m.

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  • N:8.964823, E:-79.551787, S: 8.949562, W:-79.571142

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Flatau, John Fred. [Canal Zone in Balboa, Panama City], postcard, 193X/1970; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2543690/: accessed June 14, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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