The Snapshots in Time Collection

Typhoon Damage: Fallen Tree Crushing Carriage and Fouling Streetcar Line, Philippines, Early 1900s

Typhoon Damage: Fallen Tree Crushing Carriage and Fouling Streetcar Line, Philippines, Early 1900s

A fallen tree crushes a horse-drawn calesa and tangles the overhead line of an electric streetcar in this early 1900s photograph documenting typhoon damage in the Philippines. Powerful typhoons were a recurring hazard during the American colonial period, frequently disrupting transportation and daily life in Philippine cities. Project: 218142