The Snapshots in Time Collection
Carabao Race in Front of Thatched Barracks Building, Philippines, Early American Colonial Period
Soldiers and local residents gather to watch a carabao race outside a thatched barracks building in the Philippines. Water buffalo racing was a popular improvised recreation among American troops stationed in the islands in the early 1900s, blending local animal husbandry traditions with soldierly high spirits. Project: 218494