Plowing Rice-fields, Philippines

The front of this postcard displays a man plowing a rice field using a domesticated water buffalo called a carabao. Rice is a staple food of the Philippines and was an essential part of the diet of the manong. The lithographic photograph on the postcard was originally black-and-white but it has been colorized. The back of the card has a space for a message, an address, and a stamp.

Philippine and Oriental Curio Company, Manila

Early 20th Century

Maurice Carrillo

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5.5. x 3.5 inches

English

CAR.2024.12

Postcard