The Snapshots in Time Collection
Studio Portrait of a First Lieutenant, Philippine Scouts, 5th Battalion, 1906
This 1906 studio portrait depicts a First Lieutenant of the Philippine Scouts, 5th Battalion, resplendent in the khaki field uniform, campaign hat, and saber of the early 20th-century U.S. Army. The Philippine Scouts, composed of Filipino enlisted men under American officers, were formally organized following the Philippine-American War and went on to serve the U.S. Army in the islands for decades. Project: 218120