Fourth of July celebrated in the Phillipine Islands – Antique Wall Art
(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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Fourth of July celebrated in the Phillipine Islands in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Fourth of July celebrated in the Phillipine Islands
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The Fourth of July was observed in the Philippines in 1924, when the islands were an American insular possession, and this print records that observance on the holiday itself. The catalog card, filed under the Bureau of Insular Affairs, marks the date as unverified, so the scene is best read from the image. In those years the Philippines was governed under U.S. colonial administration, and a July 4 celebration there carried American civic custom overseas, shaped by American officials and residents. The picture is a useful view of how the national holiday was marked far from the mainland.
| Created / published | 1924 July 4. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | No. 14730F. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Geogr.; Holidays. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,031 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156566 |
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