8th Cav. [Cavalry] in Camp at Porac P. I. on Manovers [Maneuvers], Feb. 1912
8th Cav. [Cavalry] in Camp at Porac P. I. on Manovers [Maneuvers], Feb. 1912
Creator
"Paschal"
Date created
1912
Accession No.
OFI-000436
Format
Postcard, black & white.
Location
OFI-000401 to OFI-000500\OFI-000436.jpg
Notes
U.S, 8th Cavalry soldiers at camp while on maneuvers in Porac, Pampanga, in 1912. The Eighth (8th) Cavalry is a regiment of the U.S. Army established in 1866. In 1905, the regiment was ordered to the Philippines with the assignment of suppressing the anti-colonial Moro Rebellion. In addition, they patrolled supply and communications lines and sources of water on the islands of Luzon and Jolo.
Type
Real photo, divided back, B/W.
Medium
1 photographic print : sheet 9 x 14 cm (postcard format).
Subject 1
Military camps -- American -- Philippines -- 1910-1920.
Subject 2
United States. Army. Cavalry, 8th. -- 1910-1920.
Subject 3
Tents -- Philippines -- Porac -- 1910-1920.
Actual Image Location
Box No. 1, Series 1, page 13
Call number
OFI-000436