Vintage philippines

1744 map of the Philippines / by Pedro Murillo Velarde

Avenida 1980s (from Manila Nostalgia)

Old Manila

Manila -London Express 1971. Lotis Key endorssed Sarao Jeepney in London to promote The Philippine Tourisn Industry.

Philippines, Cebu, jeepneys, vintage rendering #PhiΙippines

Philippines - Stamp Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Rotary International Club 1905 - 1955.

Caltex travel poster for Manila, Philippines (c. 1960).

Although he is best known for his stirring photos of the Vietnam War and Cultural Revolution in China, Marc Riboud also visited the Philippines in 1958 and used his talent to preserve a lot of memories. Some of these candid shots featured people from all walks of life and classes--from the late President Carlos P. Garcia to ordinary folks doing ordinary things.

Fernando Cueto Amorsolo - "Padi Field" - 1956

An old photograph of the bustling street of Escolta in Binondo, Manila. Taken on the 4th of July, 1898. Manila and portions of the Philippine islands was at that time occupied by the American forces after defeating the Spanish squadron in Manila Bay on May 1, 1898 during the Spanish-American War. This section consist of 30 vintage pictures of people and places in and around Manila, Philippines from the late 1800s to early 1900s. (Source: www.philippine-history.org)

Interior of a Philippine Home, early 20th century.

"Po and Opo" These two words are often heard from children addressing their parents, or when addressing an elderly and when talking to someone much older than you. Saying these two words are act of respect and one of the greatest values Filipino culture can be proud of. If you try to translate "po"and "opo" into other languages, there is no word that can compare to act of respect that these two words bring.

Pictures of the devastation. There were many more on the pre-hack Philippine forums. Can we get them back together on this thread again? EDIT (05/05/05) -...

Journey of the Barong Tagalog, Addendum Part 10.22: 19th Century French Artist Illustrations of Life in the Philippines. The illustration here is titled La Rue de l’Escolta à Manille [Escolta Street in Manila], 1886, from Antoine-Alfred Marché (1844-1898). A description of Marché is in our previous installment 10.20. Escolta Street is one of the oldest thoroughfares in Manila that was created in 1594. It runs east to west in the downtown district of Binondo. The name is from the Spanish …

I love vintage ephemera of any kind, especially Christmas greeting cards. I recently got a few native cards I'd like to share. The graph...

A MARCOpilipino terno. An Uno Casanova Fotografia #Jeep #Jeepney #philippines #pilipinas #pinas #filipinas #terno #butterflysleeves #traditional #vintage #districtjuan

Someone decided to add color to these vintage photos of the Philippines in the past and they are BREATHTAKING.