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Philippines -- Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Charles A. Davis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-1980
Abstract

Charles A. Davis left Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 22, 1900, to take a job as a court reporter in Manila after the Americans had taken control of the Philippines. His wife, Bess, joined him in Manila in 1901. This collection consists of letters and photographs that describe Mr. and Mrs. Davis' lives in Manila. It also includes a travel journal in Spanish from 1854, titled "Memorias sobre las Yslas Filipinas," that Mr. and Mrs. Davis acquired.

Dates: 1854-1901

Dean C. Worcester collection of Philippine photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Ayer-Philippine-Photographs
Abstract

Early 20th Century ethnographic photographs created and collected by Dean Conant Worcester, a professor and zoologist with interests on Philippine History. The over 8,000 photographs represent thirty-six linguistic groups of the people of the Philippines. In this collection there are also photographs of negatives owned by Dr. A.B. Meyer, friend of Jose Rizal

Dates: 1890-approximately 1913

Evangelina E. Lewis photographic postcard collection of the Philippine Islands

 Collection
Identifier: Ayer-Modern-MS-LewisE
Abstract

Collection of photographic postcards collected by Evangelina E. Lewis produced possibly by the photographer Samuel M. Shera. Postcards mostly depict figures, events, architecture, and landscapes in the Philippines.

Dates: approximately 1915-1916