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Description
Plates in: Spanish American War and Philippine insurrection : photographic album of California Heavy Artillery, with scenes in camp and views of the Philippines, v. 1, pg. 21, no. 13. Shows Pasig River, steamships, native boats, sailing vessels anchored along banks, portion of the park, Luneta, visible in foreground with some of Spanish fortifications and Statue of Magellan. 2009-1994. In May of 1898, California created the First Battalion of California Heavy Artillery, United States Volunteers in answer to President's call for troops. Consisted of four batteries, A through D, batteries A and D were assigned to Philippine Islands Expeditionary Forces, remaining batteries served in U.S. Album documents experiences of Frank Freeman Atkinson, Sergeant in Battery D. Published in: Our islands and their people as seen with camera and pencil. St. Louis : N.D. Thompson Pub. Co., c1899. Vol. II, pg. 594, captioned "View of Pasig River and a portion of the Luneta, showing also portions of the Spanish fortifications at Manila, which General Wheeler declares are the finest specimens of medieval military architecture in the world".
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print ; 5 3/8 x 8 1/2 in.
Identifier
(C)001408894CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Spanish-American War, 1898--Photographs Ships--Philippines--Manila Parks--Philippines--Manila Forts & fortifications--Philippines--Manila Rivers--Philippines--Manila Buildings--Philippines--Manila Manila (Philippines)--Photographs Photographic prints Photograph albums
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