The Snapshots in Time Collection

Vendors and Stacked Woven Hats at a Philippine Marketplace, c. 1890s

Vendors and Stacked Woven Hats at a Philippine Marketplace, c. 1890s

This photograph captures a bustling Philippine marketplace in the 1890s, where vendors have stacked large woven sun hats and baskets for sale. Traditional attire, thatched-roof stalls, and hand-crafted goods reflect everyday commerce in the provinces during the final years of Spanish colonial administration, just prior to the arrival of American forces. Project: 218495