Calle Real, Cavite, P.I. – Antique Print
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(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 historic photograph of Calle Real, Cavite, P.I. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Calle Real, Cavite, P.I.
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Calle Real, the principal street of Cavite, a town on the southwestern shore of Manila Bay, is the subject here, in a photograph dated around 1899. Cavite had long been a Spanish naval base and port, and its harbor was the scene of the Battle of Cavite in May 1898, when American naval forces destroyed the Spanish squadron anchored there. A view like this one, taken in the months afterward, captures a provincial town in transition, with everyday street life continuing under new military and colonial arrangements. The print carries the number 274, which suggests it belonged to a numbered series.
| Created / published | [c1899] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | No. 274. |
| Subjects | Streets--Philippines--Cavite Province--1890-1900. City & town life--Philippines--Cavite Province--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,275 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-185110 |
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