Collection of Philippine hemp fiber industry photographs, approximately 1900

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Summary

Abstract:
The collection comprises 36 loose photographs circa 1900, depicting various aspects of the Philippine hemp fiber industry from cultivation to processing.
Extent:
0.83 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Collection of Philippine hemp fiber industry photographs, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

After the Philippines became a colony of the United States in 1898, Manila hemp became the nation's most important export item, making up 72% of the nation's total export value. The material was widely used for making rope, twine, paper, bags, shoes, hats, dresses, and other everyday commodities. The collection includes 36 loose photographs. These include images of Filipino workers cultivating, transporting, and processing fibers from hemp plants. Also included are photographs of Filipino and presumably, American workers operating and posing with hemp processing machinery. Other photographs include industrial machines for breaking and spinning fibers, ships for transporting, Henequen plants and Manila trees, Manila hemp fibers hung for drying, Manila hemp seeds, and an image of a native Philippine shelter.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Philip D. Nathanson, November 2022.
Processing information:

Processed at the time of accessioning by Nichole L. Manlove in January 2023.

Photographs were received already numbered 1-4, 6-36, 55.

Arrangement:

Arranged numerically according to numbers written on back of prints.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item]. Collection of Philippine hemp fiber industry photographs, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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