Photograph of the building that housed the offices of The Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique responsible for building the Panama Canal. It was incorporated under French law on March 3, 1881. The capital necessary for the "Company of the Interoceanic Canal of Panama" as it is called, was stated at 600,000,000 francs or $120,000,000. (Credit: Omar Upegui R./Michael Moore)
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