Collection of Philippine hemp fiber industry photographs: Finding Aid photCL 693
Nichole L. Manlove
The Huntington Library
January 2023
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San Marino, California 91108
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The Huntington Library
Title: Collection of Philippine hemp fiber industry photographs
Identifier/Call Number: photCL 693
Physical Description:
0.83 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date: approximately 1900
Abstract: The collection comprises 36 loose
photographs circa 1900, depicting various aspects of the Philippine hemp fiber industry from
cultivation to processing.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Collection of Philippine hemp fiber industry photographs, The
Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Philip D. Nathanson, November 2022.
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.
Processed at the time of accessioning by Nichole L. Manlove in January 2023.
Photographs were received already numbered 1-4, 6-36, 55.
Arranged numerically according to numbers written on back of prints.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Agricultural laborers -- Pictorial works
Agricultural machinery -- Pictorial works
Agriculture -- Pictorial works
Hemp (fiber)
Manufacturing industries.
Philippines -- History -- 1898-1946
Philippines -- Photographs
Philippines -- Relations -- United
States
Box 1
Collection of Philippine hemp fiber industry photographs approximately 1900