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 == Record Content  ==
-<gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px" caption="Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal">
+<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)
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