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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. 2, pg. 25, no. 51. Shows thatch dwelling, built up on poles, family of men, women and children in front. One child riding water buffalo. 2009-2061. 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. Mrs. Frank Atkinson; Published in: Our islands and their people as seen with camera and pencil. St. Louis : N.D. Thompson Pub. Co., c1899. Vol. 2, pg. 607. Captioned: A native farm-house, interior of the island of Luzon. This is one of the better class of country homes, being well built of bamboo and thatch and containing a number of rooms. None of the houses have chimneys, as fire is not needed in that country except for domestic purposes.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print ; 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.
Identifier
(C)001409588CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Spanish-American War, 1898--Photographs Families--Philippines--Luzon Thatched roof buildings--Philippines--Luzon Water buffaloes--Philippines--Luzon Luzon (Philippines)--Photographs Photographic prints Photograph albums
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