Cartes-de-visite by Early Commercial Photographers in the Philippines, 1860s-1870s
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Cartes-de-visite by early commercial photographers in the Philippines
- Dates:
- 1860s-1870s
- Abstract:
- Portrait photographs taken in photography studios in Manila, Philippines, 1860s to 1870s.
- Extent:
- 0.7 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Cartes-de-visite by early commercial photographers in the Philippines, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A group of 10 carte-de-visite portraits taken in the1860s and 1870s in photography studios in Manila, Philippines. The unidentified sitters are Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish men, women and children, mostly in individual portraits, with one image of three Indigenous men posed with spears. Six images are credited to Pedro Picon (one dated 1867); the others have imprints for Fotografia Universal Manila, Honiss Fotografo Manila, H. Schuren, and W. W. Wood. These cartes-de-visite illustrate the early activities of commercial photography studios in the Philippines.
- Biographical / historical:
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Photographers represented: Pedro Picon operated a photography studio in Manila in the 1860s; Honiss Fotografo Manila was the studio of British photographer Albert Honiss, who was active in the Philippines from 1865 to1874; Fotografia Universal Manila was the studio of Antonio Perello, active in the 1870s; Henry Schuren, who also went by Enrique Schuren, was a German photographer who operated in Singapore, Bangkok and Manila; William W. Wood was an American (born 1805?) who worked in China as a newspaper editor before moving to Manila.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Downtown Brown Books, December 2023.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Suzanne Oatey in April 2024.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-05-23 09:24:42 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Cartes-de-visite by early commercial photographers in the Philippines, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2129