The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 3
Views of the American colonial Philippines gather Coast Artillery crews at the Manila Bay harbor defenses with scenes of the Manila Hotel, harbor steamships, hillside villages, and the 1932 Manila Carnival queen. The images document both the fortifications and the everyday life surrounding them before World War II.
Coast Artillery Gun Crew Group Portrait Before Turret Gun, Manila Bay Harbor Defenses
Coast Artillery Gun Firing with Crew Loading Projectile, Manila Bay Harbor Defenses
Disappearing Gun Emplacement with Soldiers and Children, Manila Bay Harbor Defenses
Coast Artillery Gun Firing, Muzzle Blast, Manila Bay Harbor Defenses
Gun Crew Moving Projectile on Hand Truck to Breech, Manila Bay Harbor Defenses
Coast Artillery Gun Crew at Breech During Drill, Manila Bay Harbor Defenses
Gun Crew Hauling Projectile and Line During Loading Drill, Manila Bay Harbor Defenses
Soldiers Hauling Artillery Piece During Gun Drill, Manila Area, Philippines, c. 1930s–1940s
Gun Crew Moving Artillery Piece with Marker Stake in Foreground, Manila Area, Philippines, c. 1930s–1940s
Portrait of Soldier in Khaki Service Uniform, Manila Area, Philippines, c. 1930s–1940s
Group Portrait of Nine Servicemen on Porch Steps, Manila Area, Philippines, c. 1930s–1940s
Man and Two Boys on Shoreline Rock, Philippines Photo Album
Three Men with Vintage Automobile, Manila Area, Philippines, c. 1930s
Coastal Artillery Shells on Handling Cart, Manila Bay Fortifications, Philippines, circa 1920s-1930s
Soldier Beside Breech Mechanism of Large Coastal Defense Gun, Harbor Defenses of Manila Bay, Philippines, c. 1930s–1940s
Elevated Barrel of Coastal Defense Gun with Gun Crew Member, Harbor Defenses of Manila Bay, Philippines, c. 1930s–1940s
Institutional Grounds and Colonial-Style Buildings, Manila Photo Album
Inter-Island Steamship Docked at Pier with Railway Tracks, Philippines, c. 1930s
Man in White Uniform Beside Young Tree, Manila Area, Philippines, c. 1930s (Damaged Print)
Elevated View of Coastal Village and Railway Line, Philippines, c. 1930s
Officers' Quarters Overlooking Parade Field, U.S. Army Post, Philippines, c. 1930s
Harbor View with Steamship and Hillside Town, Philippines, c. 1930s
Two Soldiers Seated on Barrel of Coastal Defense Gun, Harbor Defenses of Manila Bay, Philippines, c. 1930s
U.S. Army Coast Artillery Mortar Battery Firing Practice, Manila Bay Harbor Defenses
Seacoast Artillery Crew Loading a Heavy Gun, Manila Bay Harbor Defenses
Manila Central Post Office (Bureau of Post) on the Pasig River, Manila, Philippine Islands
Massive Buttressed Spanish Colonial-Era Church Ruins, Philippines, c. 1930s
Filipino Woman in Traditional Cordillera Dress, Philippines, Early-to-Mid 20th Century
Calle P. Burgos Looking Toward the Legislative Building, Manila, Philippine Islands
View of the Manila Hotel from Manila Bay, Philippine Islands
Metropolitan Theatre, Manila, Philippine Islands
The Battlements of the Walled City (Intramuros), Manila, Philippine Islands
Canal Scene with Moored Cargo Boats (Cascos), Manila, Philippines, Early 20th Century
Motor Launch 'Prince' Moored on a Jungle River, Philippines
Dockside Scene with Steamship and Basket Carriers, Manila Harbor, Philippines, c. 1920s-1930s
Portrait of Two Young Women in Traditional Highland Dress with Companions, Northern Luzon, Philippines, c. 1920s-1930s
Portrait of an Elderly Man Carrying a Bunch of Bananas, Rural Philippines, c. 1920s-1930s
Rural Field Shelter with Seated Figure, Philippine Countryside, c. 1920s-1930s
Steam-Powered Machinery with Large Smoke Plume at a Work Site, Philippines, c. 1920s-1930s
Palm-Lined Village Street with Pedestrians, Philippines, c. 1920s-1930s
Carabao Cart Loaded with Shipping Crates Before Manila Storefronts, Philippines, c. 1920s-1930s
Outrigger Sailing Vessel Loaded with Passengers Near a Provincial Waterfront, Philippines, c. 1920s-1930s
Colonial-Era House with Belvedere Tower on a Stone Terrace, Philippines, c. 1920s-1930s
Intramuros Walls, Moat, and Gate with Horse-Drawn Calesa, Manila, Philippines, c. 1920s-1930s
Barrio Street Lined with Nipa Houses, Philippines, c. 1920s-1930s
Studio Portrait: 'Her Majesty Emma I, Queen of Mah-Sim,' and Consort 'Prince Rha-Nam' (Arturo de Santos), 1932 Manila Carnival
Studio Portrait of Queen Emma I in Manila Carnival Ceremonial Costume, Philippines, c. 1932
'Miss Philippines' Queen Emma I and King Consort, 1932 Manila Carnival Floral Parade
'Miss Visayas' Adeli R. Guzman and Escort, 1932 Manila Carnival Floral Parade