Manila Collection

Nipa Houses near Manila, Philippines
Nipa Stilt Houses (also known as bahay kubo, is an indigenous house used in the Philippines. The native house is constructed out of bamboo tied together)

Philippines - Manila - Traditional stilt houses
Philippines - Manila - Traditional bamboo stilt houses

Manila Docks
Unloading a shipment of cargo from ships in Manila docks, Philippines. Three young men in shorts wipe the sweat from themselves in the heat. Date: late 1930s

Woman of Manila, on the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

General Douglas MacArthur, WW2 Supreme Commander, V-J Day - Unconditional Surrender of Japan, Manila, USA, Philippines, postal cover envelope Date: 1945

13th Minnesota Volunteers 19th Century 1899 Aguinaldo
13th, Minnesota, Volunteers, 19th, Century, 1899, Aguinaldo, armed, army, Asia, Asian, Asiatic, attack, attacked, attacker, attacking, barracks, battle, colored, conflict, contemporary, Age, dead

Theatre, Bilibid, Manila, Philippines
Vintage 19th century photograph: theatre, Bilibid, Manila, Philippines

c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - boats and ships
c.1880s South East Asia - Philippines - boats and ships in the harbour in Manila

c. 1880s South East Asia - probably Philippines - Manila boat
c.1880s South East Asia - probably Philippines - Manila boats in a canal

c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - Manila street scene
c.1880s South East Asia - Philippines - Manila street scene

Costumes of the people of Manila, Philippines, circa 1800
Costumes of the people of Manila, Philippines. Man and woman in striped bandana and shawl. Illustration by Gaspard Duche de Vancy from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage

Girl of the mountains of Luzon, the Phiippines. Brought up by a Spanish family in Manila. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature

Man of the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R. Ackermann, London, 1824

Costumes of the Tagalog women of Manila, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

View of Puerto de Cavite, Spanish port in
Tagalog people on a boat in front of Puerto de Cavite, Spanish port in Manila Bay, Philippines. Copied from a painting by Duche de Vancy and J.M. Moreau le Jeune in La Perouse

Canarium nut, Canarium indicum
Canarium nut, Manila elemi or Java almond, Canarium indicum (Canarium commune). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

People of Manila in native dress Date: 18th century

Spanish reinforcements for Manila on board the Jota - the Spanish soldier is light- hearted and humorous... with the dash of fatalism which he has in his Moorish blood. Date: 1898

NAVAL BATTLE OF MANILA The American fleet under Dewey totally destroys the Spanish fleet, with no loss Date: 1 May 1898

Manila, Philippines - Tondo Canal. Date: circa 1920s

RUS / JAP WAR / CRUISERS
After the surrender of Port Arthur, the Russian cruisers Oley and Aurora flee to Manila Date: January 1905

The American Manila Hotel, Manila, Phillipines. Date: circa 1910s

Santa Cruz Church, Manila, Philippines. Date: circa 1920

Queen Virginia II - Manila Carnival, The Philippines. Held from 1908-1939, the Manila Carnival was a two-week fair, organized as a goodwill event to celebrate harmonious U.S.-Philippine relations

Malaspina Expedition. Philippines (1792). Manila market. Drawing by Juan Ravenet. Drawing. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

Lunch counter, Plaza Goiti, Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines. Date: circa 1930

Tanduay Fire Station, Manila, Philippines, with firefighters in the foreground. Date: 1910

Street in Pandacan, Manila, Philippines. Date: 1930s

View of Binondo, Manila, Philippines
View of Binondo, the worlds oldest Chinatown, in Manila, Philippines. Date: 1910s

Battle of Paceo. (Manila) Feb y 4 & 5 1899. Battle of Paceo. (Manila) Feb y 4 & 5 1899

Fort Santiago Gate - Manila, Phillipines
Fort Santiago Gate - a defense fortress built for Spanish conquistador, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi. The fort is part of the structures of the walled city of Intramuros, Manila, Philippines

Manila on Fire, Philippines; Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing Manila, the Philippine capital, on fire (in background) and with the ruins of gutted buildings in the foreground

Lower Pasig River, Manila, Philippines, showing inter-island boats. Date: circa 1920

Masonic Temple, Manila, Philippines
Masonic Temple with street scene, Manila, Philippines. Date: circa 1920

Puente de Espana, Manila, Philippes

Philippines Cadets 1930S
Filippino cadets in their class in Manila. They received thorough training from U.S. officers in the defence of their homeland. Date: 1930s

Rice cultivation in Manila, Philippines Date: 1857

Label on an envelope, Illingworths photographic paper
Label on an envelope, Illingworths Slogas gaslight paper, from T Illingworth & Co Ltd, Willesden Junction, NW London. Eight sheets, price sixpence. Date: circa 1920s

Malaspina expedition. Philipines (1792). Manila river. View from the fortress. Drawing by Fernando Brambila. Drawing. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Americas Museum

Philippines (1899). Protest in Manila. Engraving

View of Manila, Philippines. Date: circa 1890

Chinese musical party at Manila
A Chinese musical party at Manila, 1858. Date: 1858

Great Eastern Hotel - Manila, The Philippines - demolished in 1980. Date: circa 1930s

Natives grouped in front of a hut, Manila, Luzon, Philippine
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Women washing, Manila, Luzon, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Bye Street canal, Manila, Luzon, Philippines

Manila, Luzon, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Native of Manila, Luzon, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping