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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. 1, no. 92. Shows thatched-roof building elevated off ground; men (armed with rifle and knives) and single cat in front, birds below. Hour-glass shaped woven chairs scattered around. "From the Philippines through a camera copyrighted 1989 by G. C. Dotter" -- in lower right corner. 2009-2016. 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. 687. Captioned: American outpost, northern Luzon. The reader need not be alarmed for the safety of the soldier on the left, with a sword-bayonet at his throat. The "boys" are merely posing to please Mr. Dotter, who favors exciting situations in his war views. The cat in the foreground is of the genuine Filipino species, distinguished by its short, crooked tail.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print ; 6 x 8 1/8 in.
Identifier
(C)001409094CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
United States. Army. California Heavy Artillery Regiment Spanish-American War, 1898--Photographs Thatched roof buildings--Philippines--Luzon Soldiers--Philippines--Luzon Cats--Philippines Philippines--Photographs Photographic prints Photograph albums
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