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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. 32, no. 55. Shows native boat (casco), front covered in woven mats. Various men, armed with bows and arrows stand atop, several wearing top hats. Album list caption: High life in a Casco. 2009-2072. 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. 560. Captioned: Native boat on the Pasig River. The natives who appear in this photograph belong to the Negrito tribe, whose history and peculiarities are fully described in the text matter. A cane and a high hat are marks of distinction among these people.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print ; 5 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.
Identifier
(C)001409599CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Spanish-American War, 1898--Photographs Negritos--Philippines Boats--Philippines Top hats Rivers--Philippines Philippines--Photographs Pasig River (Luzon, Philippines)--Photographs Photographic prints Photograph albums
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