The Binondo church and convent, Manila, Philippine Islands – Antique Print
(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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A window into the past: The Binondo church and convent, Manila, Philippine Islands, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Binondo church and convent, Manila, Philippine Islands
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The Binondo church and its attached convent stand in the district of Binondo, long the commercial heart of Manila and home to a large community of Chinese Catholics since the late sixteenth century. Dominican friars founded the parish, and the church's tall facade and convent buildings made it a landmark for travelers arriving by river. This stereograph was issued around 1899, just as the United States was taking control of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War, so American viewers would have seen it as a glimpse of a place newly in the news. Stereo cards like this were meant to be viewed through a special lens, which gave the scene a sense of depth and presence.
| Created / published | New York, N.Y. : Strohmeyer & Wyman, c1899. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Group portraits 1890-1900.Stereographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | 73489 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. |
| Subjects | Churches--Philippines--Manila--1890-1900. Convents--Philippines--Manila--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,236 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-191540 |
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