Six rare home videos of US Navy ships transiting the Panama Canal, narrated by Jimmy Lee Slover — Gene’s nephew and a senior control house operator at the canal. The 1957–58 films were transcoded by Jimmy Lee from original 8mm home movies shot by his family while living and working at the canal. After watching, take a minute to read Gene’s Panama Canal Inside Story for little-known facts about the locks.
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