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Collection of Photographic Postcards and Travel Ephemera of the
Philippines
photCL 701
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Photographic postcards and other images approximately 1900-1950
Physical Description: 3 Linear
Feet (3 binders)
Consists of 731 photographic postcards depicting a variety of subjects and locations
throughout the Philippines. The images are black-and-white photographs printed directly
on postcard stock, primarily 3.25 x 5.5 inches, and most are captioned in the
photograph. Some have writing or stamps. There are also 81 color photomechanical
postcards, including four reproduced drawings. These postcards were produced in large
quantities by photography studios and publishers often based in the Philippines and
circulated internationally. A few have credits for studios run by Japanese
photographers.
Additionally, there are approximately 50 black-and-white photographic prints (4 x 5
inches or smaller) of people and scenes in the Philippines.
Arranged into the following subjects:
- People and activities
- Indigenous people
- Studio portraits and group portraits
- Provinces and cities
- Landscapes and flora
- Other subjects
Binder 1
People and activities
Physical Description: 1 Linear
Feet (1 binder)
Photographic postcards of a variety of people in social, cultural, and everyday
activities or posed scenes, in both city and rural settings. Indigenous people most
likely appear in some of these photographs, but they are not explicitly identified as
belonging to a native group. See Binder 2 for photographs with printed captions
identifying specific Indigenous groups. Of note are a few images of dog markets,
political events, and flagellants.
Binder 2
Indigenous people; studio portraits; large group portraits
Physical Description: 1 Linear
Feet (1 binder)
Photographic postcards identified with the name of an Indigenous group, primarily
Bagobo, Igorot, Moro, Negrito, and others. Note that the identifications may not be
accurate. See also Binder 1 for unidentified photographs of Indigenous people. The
studio portraits include women with beauty contest titles, and other women and men in
formal dress. There are also portraits of couples and family groups. The large group
portraits are mostly titled with the name of the association, club, or school.
Binder 3
Provinces and cities; landscapes and flora; other subjects
Physical Description: 1 Linear
Feet (1 binder)
Locations include Manila, Zamboanga, Baguio, Iloilo, and several others, and feature
villages and houses, landmarks, street scenes, military forts, buildings, roads, and
rice fields. Other images are four postcards with reproductions of drawings; three
postcards taken in the U.S., including the "Belle of Cagayan," a souvenir card of a
woman in the Philippine Exhibit at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, and a souvenir
postcard from the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exhibition. There are also a few
photographic postcards of people in other countries.
Box 4, Folder 1-4
Photographic prints
Approximately 50 black-and-white prints (4 x 5 inches or smaller) of people and
scenes in the Philippines. Some have handwriting, and some have been removed from a
photograph album, including a large print of possibly military barracks in Cavite.
Several of the prints are standard postcard size, including a photograph of two native
men holding a human head.