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Small horses, Cavite, P.I. – Antique Print

Small horses, Cavite, P.I., [c1899] — historic photograph
Small horses, Cavite, P.I., [c1899]. Historic photograph from the Horses 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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A window into the past: Small horses, Cavite, P.I., 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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Small native horses, far smaller than the cavalry mounts of the American army, are the focus of this view of a Cavite street in the Philippines around 1899. The Philippine pony was a compact, hardy animal used for hauling and riding, and its size stands out beside the American soldiers included in the scene. Cavite, on Manila Bay, had been a Spanish naval center before the 1898 war, and by 1899 American troops were stationed there during the early years of the Philippine-American War. The photograph offers a glimpse of everyday transport in a place where military control had just changed hands.

Created / published[c1899]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1900.
NotesNo. 138.
SubjectsStreets--Philippines--Cavite Province--1890-1900. Soldiers--American--Philippines--Cavite Province--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,285 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-185113

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