The Snapshots in Time Collection
Fortified Waterfront Structure with Signal Tower, Manila, Philippines, Early 1900s
An old Spanish-era fortification wall in the Philippines, topped by a wooden signal tower of the early American colonial period, overlooks a busy harbor. Images such as this, from the Carl Stone album, document the transformation of Manila's waterfront defenses in the years following the Spanish-American War of 1898. Project: 218107