Manila, Philippine Islands: The Bridge of Spain" - between old and new Manila" – Vintage 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: Manila, Philippine Islands: The Bridge of Spain" - between old and new Manila", 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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Manila, Philippine Islands: The Bridge of Spain" - between old and new Manila"
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The Bridge of Spain crossed the Pasig River in Manila, and the caption presents it as a link between the old city and the new. The walled colonial center of Intramuros stood on one side, while the districts beyond the river belonged to the growing commercial city. Stereo cards like this one, published by Strohmeyer & Wyman in New York and copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood, were meant to be viewed through a stereoscope at home, and they brought American audiences images of distant places around the time the United States took control of the Philippines. The date is approximate, and the caption details have not been independently verified.
| Created / published | c1899. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. Publshed by Strohmeyer & Wyman, publishers, New York, N.Y. This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 731 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172167 |
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