Post by pdh54 on Oct 11, 2012 11:14:03 GMT 8
Those of you familiar with Manila might find the following photos interesting.
They are from the Fred Hill Collection at the Pierce Library of Eastrn Oregon University.
Manila, Ground Level 4, ”Quezon Bridge down - by Post office Building - as seen from North side of Pasig River” From ”Darkroom Soldier”: ”Pasig River and Manila Main Post Office. Destroyed by the retreating Japanese, Rizal Avenue Bridge slants into the Pasig River. Taken by an unidentified member of the 49th Fighter Group standing on a nearby building. When Hill’s Photo Section developed such images, they saved prints.” (”Darkroom Soldier” caption authored by George Venn), 1945
Image of 2010.1.847, Negative, Film Manila, Ground Level 3, ”Ground level Photo. Damaged City Buildings - South of Pasig River. Manila Bay in greater distance. Oro Theare and next block over”
From ”Darkroom Soldier”: ”Dueling Artillery Damage. On February 1, the Allies began the attack on Manila. Eventually, Allied forces captured ’the areas north of the Pasig River which divided Manila...[while] the Japanese navy commander whose troops controlled the area [south of the river] decided to hold out and entrenched themselves against the American advance.’ Day and night, that standoff led to ’artillery exchanges between Japanese in the south and Americans in the north.’ Here, a photographer in the 49th Fighter Group documented some of the damage caused by Japanese artillery firing on Allied positions north of the Pasig: Oro Theater (burned top) and Monte de Piedad (arch intact). When Hill’s Photo Section developed these images, they saved prints for themselves.” (”Darkroom Soldier” caption authored by George Venn), 1945
Manila, Manila Hotel 1, ”Front view of Manila Hotel (name is atop the frontispiece)”, 1945
Manila, Manila Hotel 2, ”The Manila Hotel on the waterfront - Manila Bay”, 1945
Manila, Fort Santiago Ruins, ”Ruins of Old Fort Santiago - the Intramuros area of Manila”, 1945
Manila, Ground Level 1, ”Ground level Photo - Post office across Pasig River - Jones Bridge before repair”, 1945 -- Found in Place: Manila, The Philippines (Edit)
Aerial, Manila 21”Santo Tomas University” Locations noted on glassine sleeve: ”Gym - Quezon Blvd”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 20, ”Major business area North of Pasig river” Locations noted on glassine sleeve: ”Dept. stores - Rialto Studio” From ”Darkroom Soldier”: ”Off-Limits Manila. Although Hill was not allowed back in the city, he saved this and other aerial photos of post-liberation Manila from his March visit. Ships in Manila Bay; (Upper left) mouth of the Pasig River; (center) Main business district; (lower right) Rizal Avenue, a main thoroughfare leading to the main post office with Rialto Studio on the left side of the street (gabled, white walled, three-story building).” (”Darkroom Soldier” caption authored by George Venn), 1945
Aerial, Manila 19, ”Looking down Pasig River to Bay from Post Office - Repaired Jones Bridge” Map on glassine sleeve which coordinates with: ”1. Post Office Bldg 2. Repaired Jones Bridge (Bonzai Bridge) 3. Department stores” From ”Darkroom Soldier”: ”Pasig River and Downtown Manila. Lower left: Manila main post office and office building with semicircular wing. Center: Army Corps of Engineers have temporarily reconstructed Jones bridge destroyed by the Japanese. Right of river: downtown department stores partially bombed during liberation still stand. Tank from a B-25 by an unidentified photo gunner.” (”Darkroom Soldier” caption authored by George Venn), 1945
Aerial, Manila 18, ”North side of Pasig river plus Ships in the Bay” Map on glassine sleeve which coordinates with: ”1. Manila Hotel 2. Post Office 3. City Hall 4. Avenue Hotel 5. Avenue Theatre 6. Central Hotel”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 16, ”Aerial view of Bilibid Prison - Pasig River, Post Office, and bombed out Intramuros in distance” Map on glassine sleeve which coordinates with: ”1. Post Office 2. Ice Plant 3. Quezon Bridge 4. Rizal Ave 5. Azcarraga Extension Street”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 13, ”Chinese Cemetery and residences”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 10, ”From way out in the Bay - Waterfront south of mouth of Pasig River. Intramuros and legislative buildings in background - City Hall - Post Office - Jones Bridge etc” Map on glassine sleeve which coordinates with: ”1. City Hall 2. Post Office 3. Jones Bridge 4. Pasig River”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 9, ”Intramuros ruins - Mouth of Pasig River - Ships in the Bay” ”Letran” building, 1945
Aerial, Manila 7, ”Waterfront - Manila Hotel etc”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 6, ”Dewey Blvd past Intramuros” Map on glassine sleeve which coordinates with: ”1. Avenue Theatre 2. Post Office 3. Jones Bridge 4. Letran Bldg 5. Insular Life Bldg 6. Intramuros - Walled City 7. Dewey Blvd 8. street cars 9. Manila Hotel”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 4, ”Dewey Blvd - Dock area - Many ships - Manila Hotel”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 3, Map on glassine sleeve which coordinates with: ”1. Quezon Bridge 2. Ice Plant 3. Post Office Bldg 4. City Hall 5. Legislative Bldg 6. Finance Bldg 7. Spanish Club 8. Crystal Archade 9. Old Police Station”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 2, ”Manila from the air. A Hospital? side view Makes a very good print”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 1, ”Manila from the air. Rudder shows in upper left. Front view of big Hospital. Bob Casey, but with my camera”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 7 , ”Waterfront - Manila Hotel etc”, 1945
The photo captions are not mine. They are from the collection, so I assume they are from Mr. Hill.
Hope you have fun looking these over.
They are from the Fred Hill Collection at the Pierce Library of Eastrn Oregon University.
Manila, Ground Level 4, ”Quezon Bridge down - by Post office Building - as seen from North side of Pasig River” From ”Darkroom Soldier”: ”Pasig River and Manila Main Post Office. Destroyed by the retreating Japanese, Rizal Avenue Bridge slants into the Pasig River. Taken by an unidentified member of the 49th Fighter Group standing on a nearby building. When Hill’s Photo Section developed such images, they saved prints.” (”Darkroom Soldier” caption authored by George Venn), 1945
Image of 2010.1.847, Negative, Film Manila, Ground Level 3, ”Ground level Photo. Damaged City Buildings - South of Pasig River. Manila Bay in greater distance. Oro Theare and next block over”
From ”Darkroom Soldier”: ”Dueling Artillery Damage. On February 1, the Allies began the attack on Manila. Eventually, Allied forces captured ’the areas north of the Pasig River which divided Manila...[while] the Japanese navy commander whose troops controlled the area [south of the river] decided to hold out and entrenched themselves against the American advance.’ Day and night, that standoff led to ’artillery exchanges between Japanese in the south and Americans in the north.’ Here, a photographer in the 49th Fighter Group documented some of the damage caused by Japanese artillery firing on Allied positions north of the Pasig: Oro Theater (burned top) and Monte de Piedad (arch intact). When Hill’s Photo Section developed these images, they saved prints for themselves.” (”Darkroom Soldier” caption authored by George Venn), 1945
Manila, Manila Hotel 1, ”Front view of Manila Hotel (name is atop the frontispiece)”, 1945
Manila, Manila Hotel 2, ”The Manila Hotel on the waterfront - Manila Bay”, 1945
Manila, Fort Santiago Ruins, ”Ruins of Old Fort Santiago - the Intramuros area of Manila”, 1945
Manila, Ground Level 1, ”Ground level Photo - Post office across Pasig River - Jones Bridge before repair”, 1945 -- Found in Place: Manila, The Philippines (Edit)
Aerial, Manila 21”Santo Tomas University” Locations noted on glassine sleeve: ”Gym - Quezon Blvd”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 20, ”Major business area North of Pasig river” Locations noted on glassine sleeve: ”Dept. stores - Rialto Studio” From ”Darkroom Soldier”: ”Off-Limits Manila. Although Hill was not allowed back in the city, he saved this and other aerial photos of post-liberation Manila from his March visit. Ships in Manila Bay; (Upper left) mouth of the Pasig River; (center) Main business district; (lower right) Rizal Avenue, a main thoroughfare leading to the main post office with Rialto Studio on the left side of the street (gabled, white walled, three-story building).” (”Darkroom Soldier” caption authored by George Venn), 1945
Aerial, Manila 19, ”Looking down Pasig River to Bay from Post Office - Repaired Jones Bridge” Map on glassine sleeve which coordinates with: ”1. Post Office Bldg 2. Repaired Jones Bridge (Bonzai Bridge) 3. Department stores” From ”Darkroom Soldier”: ”Pasig River and Downtown Manila. Lower left: Manila main post office and office building with semicircular wing. Center: Army Corps of Engineers have temporarily reconstructed Jones bridge destroyed by the Japanese. Right of river: downtown department stores partially bombed during liberation still stand. Tank from a B-25 by an unidentified photo gunner.” (”Darkroom Soldier” caption authored by George Venn), 1945
Aerial, Manila 18, ”North side of Pasig river plus Ships in the Bay” Map on glassine sleeve which coordinates with: ”1. Manila Hotel 2. Post Office 3. City Hall 4. Avenue Hotel 5. Avenue Theatre 6. Central Hotel”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 16, ”Aerial view of Bilibid Prison - Pasig River, Post Office, and bombed out Intramuros in distance” Map on glassine sleeve which coordinates with: ”1. Post Office 2. Ice Plant 3. Quezon Bridge 4. Rizal Ave 5. Azcarraga Extension Street”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 13, ”Chinese Cemetery and residences”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 10, ”From way out in the Bay - Waterfront south of mouth of Pasig River. Intramuros and legislative buildings in background - City Hall - Post Office - Jones Bridge etc” Map on glassine sleeve which coordinates with: ”1. City Hall 2. Post Office 3. Jones Bridge 4. Pasig River”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 9, ”Intramuros ruins - Mouth of Pasig River - Ships in the Bay” ”Letran” building, 1945
Aerial, Manila 7, ”Waterfront - Manila Hotel etc”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 6, ”Dewey Blvd past Intramuros” Map on glassine sleeve which coordinates with: ”1. Avenue Theatre 2. Post Office 3. Jones Bridge 4. Letran Bldg 5. Insular Life Bldg 6. Intramuros - Walled City 7. Dewey Blvd 8. street cars 9. Manila Hotel”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 4, ”Dewey Blvd - Dock area - Many ships - Manila Hotel”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 3, Map on glassine sleeve which coordinates with: ”1. Quezon Bridge 2. Ice Plant 3. Post Office Bldg 4. City Hall 5. Legislative Bldg 6. Finance Bldg 7. Spanish Club 8. Crystal Archade 9. Old Police Station”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 2, ”Manila from the air. A Hospital? side view Makes a very good print”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 1, ”Manila from the air. Rudder shows in upper left. Front view of big Hospital. Bob Casey, but with my camera”, 1945
Aerial, Manila 7 , ”Waterfront - Manila Hotel etc”, 1945
The photo captions are not mine. They are from the collection, so I assume they are from Mr. Hill.
Hope you have fun looking these over.