The Snapshots in Time Collection

Mountain Road and Terraced Valley, Philippine Cordillera Highlands, c. 1890s-1900s

Mountain Road and Terraced Valley, Philippine Cordillera Highlands, c. 1890s-1900s

This photograph captures the rugged terrain of the Philippine highlands, likely in the Benguet or Baguio region of northern Luzon, where a winding mountain road descends through pine forest toward terraced farmland below. The presence of utility poles suggests the developing infrastructure of the early American colonial period, when roads such as Kennon Road were constructed to open the cool highland region to travel and settlement. Project: 218497