The tranvia is going away with the horse out of sight on the other side.
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Tags: Old Horse drawn trainvia, Manila Old Calle Real, Malate, Manila Old Malate, Manila Old Manila Old Philippines
Former headquarters of General Pedro del Pilar, insurgent officer of that flank, now headquarters of Brigadier General Charles King, Philippine American War 1899. The San Pedro Macati Church is behind the camera.
National Archives and Records Administration
McCoy, Alfred W.: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Tags: General Pedro del Pilar Brigadier General Charles King Old San Pedro de Makati, Manila Old Makati San Pedro Macati Church Old Manila Old Philippines
Inaugurated in January 4, 1852, it went into service until late 1930s in order to give way to the modern-day Quezon Bridge" The construction was supervised by M. Gabaud, a French engineer.
It was possibly the first suspension bridge in the Far East. It had a single lane in each travel way to allow passage of horse-drawn carriages and a pedestrian island in the middle. The photographic record shows that the bridge was wood construction with plant fiber (hemp rope) suspensions lines. The written record contradicts this. “The bridge materials were imported from England by Matia Menchacatorre y Cia, a Spanish company, in joint venture with Ayala y Cia, a local company?”… I ask why wood beams and hemp rope would be imported to the Philippines from England since the Philippines had vast low cost supplies of both? Something is amiss here. Personally I am convinced that the bridge supported by the photographic record made of wood and plant fiber.
This was a daguerreotype process photograph.
The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process (1839-1860) in the history of photography. Named after the inventor, Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, each daguerreotype is a unique image on a silvered copper plate.
Eastman Museum. Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
Tags: Puente Colgante Suspension Bridge, Manila Old Pasig River Old Manila Old Philippines
It was where the First Philippine Assembly was inaugurated on Oct. 16, 1907. It paved the way for the country’s independence from American rule as it provided a way for the Filipino legislators to participate in local political affairs… These are all men. Were woman not allow to participate?
Manila Grand Opera House was a theater and opera house located in the Santa Cruz district at the intersection of Rizal Avenue and Doroteo Jose Street. It has a lot of Manila history starting with the Spanish in the mid-1800s
nhcp.gov.ph/the-history-of-the-first-philippine-assembly-...
Photograph is in George A. Malcolm papers collection
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
Tags: Manila Opera House, 1907 First Philippine Assembly 1907 Old Manila Old Philippines
Spanish rule period... Buildings on the left side of the street is where the First United Building (Perez-Samanillo Building) is today.
US National Archives and Records Administration
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tags: Escolta Street, Manila Santa Cruz Church Old Manila Old Philippines