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unique materials from rhe Smathers Libraries C ollections, including pho tographs, m aps, government documents, and original a rtifacts. The celebratory weekend will open wirh a performance by the renowned
Gatun Spillway Dam, Panama Canal M ission C hamb er Orchestra of Rome, "Summ erfes t 2 01 4," produced by rhe Symphony of the Americas. On 16 August, the Florida Museum of N atural History will host Panama Canal Zone D ay, featuring educational presentations, entertainment, and exhibits related to Panama. The weekend will close wirh a reception at the Samuel P. H a rn Muse um of Arr with author Edirh Cro uch and a reception for the exhibit Patterns Past and Present: Ancient and M odern Arts of Panama. The ex hibit w ill fea ture molas fr o m rh e Smathers Libraries Panama Canal Museum Collecti on as well as items from public and private co ll ecti ons. Th e Panam a Can al Museum, fo rmerly located in Seminole, FL, closed in 2012 and transferred its collection to rhe uni versity, greatly enhancing UF's holdings on Panama and rhe canal. The collecti on includes obj ects , photographs, artwo rk, newspapers, books and ephemera rh ar docum en r the history of the United States in Panama. (All events and exhibits are open to the public and will be held on the U F campus in Gainesville. The centennial commemorations will continue wirh additional events throughout 201 4 and 201 5. For details, visit hrtp :// library. uB .edu/Panam aCanal Centennial. A special commemorati ve book, I 00 Years of the Panama Canal, can be viewed online at http ://bit.ly/PanCanalCentennial. ) .. . The wreck of the Robert]. Walker, a steamer that served in the US Coast Survey, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Walker served as a survey ship, charring the G ulf Coas t in rhe decade before the C ivil War.
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