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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. 14, no. 59. Horse-drawn cart (carromata) containing two women (one has parasol), two men. On dirt road, thatch-roofed building behind. 2009-2044. 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. 576. Captioned: Native "Carromata." This vehicle is a small spring cart, ususlly drawn by a single wiry little pony, as represented in the photograph. The "carromata" is the universal family carriage of the Philippines.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print ; 5 1/2 x 8 5/8 in.
Identifier
(C)001409482CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Spanish-American War, 1898--Photographs Carriages & coaches--Philippines Families--Philippines Thatched roof buildings--Philippines Philippines--Photographs Photographic prints Photograph albums
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