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Old 11-22-2014, 09:54 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl View Post
I understand how you feel. This website had some fantastic photos that helped me visualize the time period. "30 vintage pictures of people and places in and around Manila, Philippines from the late 1800s to early 1900s."
http://www.philippine-history.org/pi...old-manila.htm

Here are some old maps of Manila and its suburbs.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histo...burbs_1898.jpg
http://www.greatwhitefleet.info/A%20...old-Manila.jpg
Yes, thank you! This really helps and they reveal a Manila that's very different than what I had in mind.
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