Workers opening the Araruama channel

Posed photo of a group of workers, in the front row there are some children, a man holding a dog and a child on the lap of a man holding a sign, where it is written: “WORKERS. CHANNEL WORKS. ARARUAMA. (unreadable). 12-1-917”. It is handwritten on the photo page: “Personnel employed in the construction of the curtains”. Canal Palmer 2, which connects Lagoa de Araruama to the sea, used as a drain for the salt produced in the region's salt pans. Between the cities of São Pedro da Aldeia and Cabo Frio, in the Lagos Region, State of Rio de Janeiro.