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Post by pdh54 on Jul 20, 2015 23:10:52 GMT 8
This was posted on a Facebook page- The Battle of Bataan by Mr. Manolo Quezon, who I think is our mlq3 on this site. While I had a hard time seeing some of the photos clearly, that was probably due to the size of my laptop. There are some interesting things written in this newspaper. Keep in mind that the Japanese had already taken over Manila for most of these pages. Enjoy! archive.org/stream/TheTribune/The%20Tribune#page/n61/mode/2up
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Post by beirutvet on Jul 21, 2015 13:55:03 GMT 8
TOO COOL! Way to go.
I love looking at newspaper articles from way back. To know what everyone was seeing at the time is just so fascinating to me, especially when you can see so many things you recognize in them.
I saw:
The 1.1 in AA gun on Malinta hill Battery Crocket Several shots of the 92nd Garage area Parade ground on topside Mile Long Barracks Battery Hearn The "Spanish" flagpole Battery James? (not sure, maybe someone can have a look see) A direct hit on the water reservoir Middleside Barracks (although the propagandist who wrote the captions listed it as quarters for high ranking officers,,,,we all know that is crap) A 6 inch disappearing gun and several shots of a 10 inch disappearing gun. Perhaps someone with a more experienced eye can identify these for us.
This liar also stated that the prisoners at the 92nd Garage Area were accorded a lot of freedom. I guess he meant freedom to die a slow and painful death. He also captioned one photo of a fire as proof of the "fires set by the U.S. forces as they retreated in their scorched earth policy." Propagandist are generally guilty of projection. If they themselves were doing it, you can bet they accused the enemy of the ones guilty of that offense.
Another hilarious caption was of two Japanese soldiers on a "shopping tour". His words, not mine. I think he just meant they were taking a break from their looting tour. The Japs never "shopped" for anything, they just took it and paid with a bullet if someone complained.
There were so many photos, I am sure I missed a few items from Corregidor. There were also some from Fort Hughes. Can someone tell me off the top of their head if there were 12 inch mortars at Fort Hughes?
Look them over and see if you can spot ones I missed, and help to ID the ones I could not.
This one was a lot of fun, and I will be studying it for weeks to come.
Thanks
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Post by Registrar on Jul 21, 2015 14:17:59 GMT 8
Yes, MLQ3, sometimes known also as MLQIII, is over in Manila and doing good works trying to develop the digital footprint of the Malacanang Library. He's constrained by funds, and politics of course. (Aren't we all?)
My own efforts to endow a digital image component into the Rod Hall Cllection at the Filipinas Heritage Library came to zero. They are not seized of the digital vision that MLQ3 has.
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Post by pdh54 on Jul 21, 2015 22:48:51 GMT 8
Hi beirutvet,
I have the same reaction to old photos too.
Where did you see the 1.1 AA gun on Malinta Hill? It is escaping me. Thanks
Patty
Edit: Sorry, I just did some messing around with my computer so I could see whole pages and found the PomPom picture. It looks like it was published on May 27, 1942. One more little bit of info on it. I know Chad will love it when he gets home. haha
It seems to be the same picture Chad (I think) posted which shows a Japanese soldier holding a magazine (is that the right word?) for the PomPom. So other than the date, it is not something totally new. It just gives us a better time frame maybe.
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Post by beirutvet on Jul 21, 2015 23:10:21 GMT 8
Hi Patty
Great find BTW.
You will find that picture on the page that has the headline at the top "The Imperial Japanese fleet comes in".
At the top of the page is one of those 10 inch disappearing that is unnamed. Below that is a photo of the Japanese "on the March after the fall of the island fortress". But I do not think that one is on Corregidor, the vegetation is in too good a shape for such a blasted piece of ground. the photo below that one is the one you are looking for.
The photos are not very clear but are still fun to examine. They and their captions seem to be cut off on both sides. Is there any way of seeing the originals so that we may see the whole picture and its caption, perhaps also in better quality?
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