The Snapshots in Time Collection

Group Gathered on an Embankment Above a Terraced Hillside, Philippines, Late 19th Century

Group Gathered on an Embankment Above a Terraced Hillside, Philippines, Late 19th Century

A gathering of personnel stands atop an earthen embankment overlooking a terraced hillside, in a photograph likely taken during American military operations in the Philippines in the late 1890s. Images such as this document not only troop movements but also the rural infrastructure and landscape encountered during this pivotal period of Philippine and American history. Project: 218497