Philippines portrait collection, approximately 1925

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Summary

Title:
Philippines portrait collection
Dates:
approximately 1925
Abstract:
Photographic portraits of people in the Philippines during the 1920s.
Extent:
0.81 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Philippines portrait collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Nineteen gelatin silver photographs featuring frontal and profile views of men and women, possibly of the Manobo, Mandaya, and Bagobo people. The images depict the people's clothing, jewelry, and adornments. Possible locations of the photographs include the Agusan area of Mindanao, Philippines. The majority of the images are set against a white backdrop. Fourteen of the prints are stamped on verso with, "Photograph by the Philippine Bureau of Science, Manila." A previous seller provided descriptions of the subjects' ethic identities and commentary on their clothing; these descriptions were copied and kept alongside the prints for reference, but their accuracy is unknown as they were not added by the subjects themselves or the photographer. The Philippine Bureau of Science in Manila conducted activities based on the American colonial government's efforts to systematize scientific research in the Philippines using Western methodologies and perspectives.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Michael Maslan Vintage Posters, Photographs, Postcards Ephemera, May 2022.
Processing information:

Processed by Carri Frola in October 2026.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Carri Frola
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-10-05 13:47:22 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Philippines portrait collection, 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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