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Watsonville is in the Heart: Community Digital Archive

Paco Cemetery, Manila

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Title

Paco Cemetery, Manila

Description

The front of this postcard features a lithograph of the Paco Cemetery in Manila with several people hanging out under the arch in the background. The cemetery was originally called Cementerio General de Dilao and was built during the Spanish Colonial Period. 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.

Creator

Philippine and Oriental Curio Company, Manila

Date

Early 20th Century

Contributor

Maurice Carrillo

Rights

Watsonville is in the Heart (WIITH) is a community-driven public history initiative to preserve and uplift stories of Filipino migration and labor in the city of Watsonville and the greater Pajaro Valley. Images were donated and digitally reproduced from private collections of individuals and families. Copyright remains with the original owners. All images included herein are intended for personal or educational use only. Any reproduction, redistribution, publication, or other use, by any means, without prior written permission is prohibited. Please note that the images on this website are not included at their full resolution. For permission to publish or reproduce and for higher resolution files, please contact the project director at wiith@ucsc.edu. If you are the rightful copyright holder of this item and its use online constitutes an infringement of your copyright, please contact the project director to discuss its removal from the archive.

Format

5.5 x 3.5 inches

Language

English

Identifier

CAR.2024.13

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Original Format

Postcard

Files

CAR.2024.13-compressed.pdf

Citation

Philippine and Oriental Curio Company, Manila, “Paco Cemetery, Manila,” Watsonville is in the Heart: Community Digital Archive, accessed December 26, 2024, https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/items/show/1564.

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