LOOK: Colored Photos Of Old Philippines Are Stunning!

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“Street Musician in Manila and His Audience, 1901”
Photo by Edward Barnard 
Image source: Pearl of the Orient: Discover Old Philippines page
Colorized by E.S.S.

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“Dried Grasshoppers, A Great Delicacy”
Ca.1920s
Image source: Mr. Alex Castro
Colorized by E.S.S.

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“Americans, Chinese and Filipinos, Philippines, 1900-1902”
Image Source: University of Michigan Library @ John Tewell
Colorized by E.S.Sison

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“Hotel de Oriente with its tropical Spanish arcade. Manila, Philippines, Late 19th or early 20th century” 
Image source: John Tewell
Colorized by E.S.Sison

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“A STREET IN MANILA, ca. 1901”
[Binondo, Manila]
Image Source: UCL Archival Photographic Files
Colorized by E.S.S.

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“Schoolgirls in native dress – upper garment is made of hemp gauge, Manila, Philippines, early 20th century”
Image source: H. C. White Company @ John Tewell
Colorized by E.S.S.

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“Group of young Filipino children, possibly Iloilo City, Philippines, August, 1905”
Photographer: Burr McIntosh
The Smithsonian’s Museums of Asian Art @ John Tewell
Colorized by E.S.Sison

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Check much more of E.S. Sison’s work at Kinulayang Kasaysayan.

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