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Title
Caraboas at work Walled City
Date Created and/or Issued
[1899?]
Contributing Institution
California State Library
Collection
California History Section Picture Catalog
Rights Information
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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. 2, no. 20.
Shows caraboa carts - two-wheeled carts drawn by water buffalo - in the Walled City of Manila, the Intramuros. Stone wall in background.
2009-1945.
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.
Type
image
Format
Photographs.
Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print ; 4 3/4 x 6 in.
Identifier
(C)001405331CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Spanish-American War, 1898--Photographs
Carts & wagons--Philippines--Manila
Water buffaloes--Philippines--Manila
Streets--Philippines--Manila
Stone walls--Philippines--Manila
Manila (Philippines)--Photographs
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Place
Philippines
Manila
Manila (Philippines)

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