No. 50. Bone yard at Paco Cemetery, Manila, where the bones of the dead were dumped when their friends were unable to pay the grave yard rent.
No. 50. Bone yard at Paco Cemetery, Manila, where the bones of the dead were dumped when their friends were unable to pay the grave yard rent.
Creator
H. H. Stratton
Date created
circa 1900
Date publish
circa 1902 - 1914
Accession No.
OFI-003439
Format
Photograph, black & white (halftone reproduction).
Citation
Scenes taken in the Philippines and on the Pacific, relating to soldiers.
Location
OFI-003432 to OFI-003570\OFI-003439.jpg
Notes
Subject: Skulls and bones in a pile at Paco Cemetery in Manila. Families of deceased who did not keep up on the burial lease payments saw their relatives' remains tossed over the wall. The
Type
Type: Photograph, halftone reproduction, B/W, white border, matte.
Medium
1 print : photomechanical : sheet 15 x 20 cm.
Subject 1
Paco Cemetery (Manila, Philippines).
Subject 2
Cemeteries -- Philippines -- Manila.
Subject 3
Burial -- Philippines -- Manila.
Actual Image Location
OFI photographs, Box 4.
Call number
OFI-003439
Cataloger
GERRY