The Snapshots in Time Collection
Storm-Damaged Boulevard with Automobiles and Calesa, Philippines, Early 1900s
A tree-lined Philippine boulevard shows the aftermath of a tropical storm, with broken branches heaped along the roadside as early automobiles and a horse-drawn calesa share the road. Photographed in the early 1900s during the American colonial period, the image reflects a transitional era in the Philippines, when Western transportation and infrastructure arrived alongside traditional modes of travel, and tropical weather remained an ever-present force shaping daily life. Project: 218142