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[Philippine Insurrection, 1899: U.S. soldiers posed at San Roque camp] – Antique Print

[Philippine Insurrection, 1899: U.S. soldiers posed at San Roque camp] — historic photograph
[Philippine Insurrection, 1899: U.S. soldiers posed at San Roque camp]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [Philippine Insurrection, 1899: U.S. soldiers posed at San Roque camp] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Soldiers gathered for the camera at San Roque, a camp in the Philippines during the 1899 insurrection, when U.S. forces were fighting Filipino troops who opposed American control after the 1898 Treaty of Paris transferred the islands from Spain. Posed group portraits like this one were common among soldiers in the field, often taken to be sent home to families. Viewers today can read the image for its uniforms, equipment, and the informal stances of men living in a temporary camp during a conflict that lasted well beyond 1899.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes1899
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,210 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-119645

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