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| title= United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing lists, 1905-1937  
| location= Panama Canal Zone
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| record_type = Employment and Sailing Lists
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| record_group_title =[https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/185.html Records of the Panama Canal, 1848-1999]
| start_year = 1905
| end_year =1937
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== What is in This Collection?  ==
The collection consists of an index & images of employee records (service history cards), sailing lists of contract laborers, and employee identification records (metal check cards and applications). This collection corresponds to NARA Record Group 185, Records of the Panama Canal, 1848-1999. Index to applications for Photo Metal Checks, 1918-1919.
*Metal Check Issue Cards [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7226555  NAID 7226555]
*Applications for Photo-Metal Check, 7/1918-7/1919 [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6821421 NAID 6821421]
*Sailing Lists of Contract Laborers,1905-1910 [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7226554 NAID 7226554]
*Service Record Cards, 1904-1920 [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7226556 NAID 7226556] 
<gallery widths="440px" heights="599px" perrow="3">
Image:Panama Canal Zone map.png|Panama Canal Zone map
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== Record Description  ==
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
The collection consists of employee records (service history cards), sailing lists of contract laborers,and employee identification records (metal check cards and applications) from Record Group 185 Records of the Panama Canal, 1848-1999, located in Archives II in College Park, Maryland. This collection covers the years 1905 to 1937.
{{Image Visibility}}
 
For a list of records by surnames currently published in this collection, select the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/2193241/waypoints Browse] link from the collection landing page.
 
== Record Content  ==
 
<gallery caption="Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal" widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3">
Image:Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal (13-0585) Service Record Card (front) DGS 100266593_1397.jpg|Service Record Card (front)
Image:Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal (13-0585) Service Record Card (back) DGS 100266593_1398.jpg|Service Record Card (back)
Image:Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal (13-0585) List of Contract Laborers DGS 100266598_206.jpg|List of Contract Laborers
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The records may include the following information:


=== To Browse This Collection ===
{{Collection Browse Link | CID=CID2193241 | title=United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing lists, 1905-1937}}
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Name  
*Age  
*Age  
*Birth place
*Birthplace
*Residence  
*Residence  
*Change in status  
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*File number  
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*Remarks
*Remarks
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== Collection Content ==
=== Sample Images ===
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Image:Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal (13-0585) Service Record Card (front) DGS 100266593_1397.jpg|1909 Service Record Card (front)
Image:Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal (13-0585) Service Record Card (back) DGS 100266593_1398.jpg|1912 Service Record Card (back)
Image:Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal (13-0585) List of Contract Laborers DGS 100266598_206.jpg|1909 List of Contract Laborers
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== How to Use the Record  ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
 
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
To begin your search it is helpful to know the full name along with some identifying information such as birth date, birth place, residence, or approximate dates of employment.
*The full name of your ancestor
 
*The birth date and birth place of your ancestor
==== Search the Collection ====
*The residence of your ancestor
 
*The approximate dates of employment
To search the collection<br>⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> ⇒ Select the "Record Description" which takes you to the images.
=== Search the Index ===
 
{{Search Collection Link | CID = CID2193241 }}
Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.  
=== View the Images ===  
 
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As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.
| CID = 2193241
 
| browse_1 = Record Description
==== Using the Information  ====
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| browse_3 =
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details about your ancestor. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors.
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The following suggestions may help you in your search:
| browse_6 =
 
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*Compile a list of other personnel with the same surname. This is especially helpful if the surname is unusual.
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
*If you are having difficulty locating your ancestor, look for variant spellings of the surnames. You should also look for abbreviated names and nicknames.
== What Do I Do Next? ==
 
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===  
== Related Websites  ==
*Add any new information to your records
 
*If available, check the image for additional information
[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/185.html National Archives Records of the Panama Canal]
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
 
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
== Related Wiki Articles  ==
*Try searching by surname only
 
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
*[[Panama]]  
*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
*[[Panama Canal Zone]]  
=== Research Helps ===
*[[Panama Canal Zone Records]]
The following articles will help you research your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]].
 
* [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]]
== Contributions to This Article  ==
* [[United States Record Finder]]
 
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]
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== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections  ==
 
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.
 
A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections|Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]].&nbsp;


=== Citation for This Collection  ===
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*{{FSC|4092194|item|disp=United States, Panama Canal Zone, employment records and sailing lists, 1905-1937}}


The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*{{RecordSearch|2127918|United States, Panama Canal Zone, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers, 1906-1991}}


{{Collection citation | text= "United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing lists,1905-1937." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing NARA Record Group 185. College Park, Maryland: National Archives and Records Administration, Archives II, n.d.}}
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== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
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[[Category:National Archives and Records Administration]]
[[pt:Estados Unidos, Zona do Canal do Panamá, Registros de Emprego e Listas de Navegação (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)]]
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