The American era
From the war of 1898 to the eve of the Pacific War: the first surveys, the census atlases, the towns photographed. 135 pictures, 1898 to 1941.
Pictures, page 3 of 3
Caloocan City
Filipino gun mounted to control the RR near Caloocan
Caloocan City
Fall of Caloocan, 1899 2
Caloocan City
Filipino bomb-proof protecting first RR bridge north of Caloocan, 1899
Caloocan City
Fall of Caloocan, 1899 1
Caloocan City
Filipino trenches at top of first rise north of Caloocan, 1899
Cavite City
Arrival of Manila ferry, Cavite, P.I. LCCN98507006
Cavite City
Cavite Navy Yard Philippines docks 1899
Cavite City
Palace and Navy yard, Cavite, P.I. LCCN98507060
Cavite City
Cavite Navy Yard Philippines 1899
Cavite City
Vought O2U Corsair over Cavite in 1930
Cebu City
PSM V82 D376 Medical officer quarters at cebu quarantine in the philippines
Iloilo City
Iloilo, 1899
Iloilo City
Water boat in Iloilo (NYPL Hades-2359630-4044395)
Iloilo City
Iloilo River (NYPL Hades-2359665-4044430)
Iloilo City
Loading sugar on an ocean steamer at Iloilo (c.1917)
Imus City
Bridge of Isabel II in Imus, Cavite 1899
Makati City
Blockhouse no. 11 looking towards San Pedro, Makati
Makati City
Ruins of Nuestra Señora de Gracia Church and convent in 1899
Makati City
Interior view of church, San Pedro Macati LCCN2004672154
Malabon City
A curious train on the Manila and Malabon Railway. P. I.
Malaybalay City
Street in Malaybalay, Bukidnon (c.1917)
Manila
The "Oregon" in harbor of Manila. Philippine Islands
Manila
Barricaded street in Malate, Manila, 1899
Manila
Fort San Antonio, Manila, from Pasig River LCCN2004672189
Manila
Entrance to the walled city, Manila, near the Pasig River LCCN2005683494
Manila
Damage to Fort Malate, 1899 1
Manila
Corner of Intramuros, 1899
Manila
Damage to Fort Malate, 1899 2
Manila
On the walls of old Manila. Philippine Islands
Manila
The end of Spanish tyranny. Dismounted cannon. Manila, P.I.
Manila
Escolta, Manila, P. I. LCCN2013646443
Manila
The Escolta, a business street in Manila (c.1917)
Manila
Escolta, Manila (NYPL Hades-2359670-4044435)
Naga City
Banwaan nin Naga, Camarines Sur, Filipinas 1935
Pasig City
Soldiers entering Pasig church after capture LCCN2012648184
Pasig City
Philippine insurrection)- Burning of Pasig, Hawthorne Battery and gunboat in foregrd LCCN2002724005
San Jose City
Sugar mill at San Jose, Mindoro (c.1917)
San Juan City
Bridge of San Juan del Monte, 1899
Jolo
Large market at Jolo, Philippines LCCN2006683811
Sources
Page updated October 9, 2026. Archive catalog release e205c7180a5b.
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- 1.The Internet Archive. 15 pictures. Public domain.
- 2.The University of Michigan Library. 2 pictures. Public domain.
- 3.Library of Congress. 10 pictures. Public domain.
- 4.Wikimedia Commons. 2 pictures. Public domain.
- 5.The Naval History and Heritage Command. 1 picture. Public domain.
- 6.The New York Public Library. 3 pictures. Public domain.
- 7.Philippine Photographs Digital Archives. 1 picture. Public domain.
- 8.Boston Public Library, Stereograph Collection. 4 pictures. No known restrictions.
- 9.National Archives Catalog, National Archive and Research Administration, USA. 1 picture. Public domain.
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