The following pages of photographs and illustrations have been photographed from: Leslie's Official History of the Spanish-American War: A Pictorial and Descriptive Record of the Cuban Rebellion, the causes that Involved the United States, and a complete Narrative of our conflict with Spain. Compiled and written directly from the Official Records at Washington, with the endorsement of the President, of the Secretary of War and the Commanding Officers of the Army and Navy. Harry P. Mawson and J W Buel, copyright 1899, General Marcus T Wright, War Records Office, Washington.
Ninety-five photographs were taken and developed. These Filipino photographs will are presented to coincide with the anniversary of the Filipino Rebellion of 1899.
The photos here are presented in numerical order as they were taken from the book. The numbers/letters refer to the photo and roll.
29B "Insurgent military leader General Aquinaldo."
- 30B Partial "Advancing on the Filipinos. American volunteers leaving trenches to attack insurgents at Manila--the Americans are armed with short-range Springfield Rifles and fight without cover against an enemy armed with long-range Mauser Repeaters and sheltered by intrenchments."
- 21C "Types of indian warriors in the Philippines. What chances have they in modern warfare? Negrito warriors, who fight with bows and arrows--some of them were engaged in the recent battle at Manila."
22C "A village on the island of Guimail."
24C "Filipino insurgents on the Santa Ana road in warlike attitude."
26C "Old Spanish barricade across Real Street, Manila."
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33B "The storming of Binando Church by Pennsylvania and Dakota troops, February 5, 1899."
20C "Behind the fortifications of Cavite."
28B "A group of Negritos, mountain indians, in war array. "
32B "The American firing line in front of Caloocan."
- 28C, "Aquinaldo's generals."
27B "Captured gun mounted by the insurgents in a railway trench."
25B "Picturesque costumes worn by the warriors and natives of Mindanao."
- 19C "A Minindao leader surrounded by his followers."
26B "Native village of Albay."
31B "A brush with the Filipino sharpshooters in the cane thickets near Manila-the First Dakota Volunteers in action."
- 23C "Draw-bridge and gate of the walled city of Manila, with American sentry in the foreground."
25C "Old cannon owned by the insurgents and planted in the village of Cacali, just outside Manila."
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