All Aboard the S.S. President Wilson

A photograph of the group of Filipinos who traveled between the United States and the Philippines on the S.S. President Wilson during the 1950s. In the front row, sixth from the right is Florencio Cawaling. Clemente Tana was on the same ship and was the tallest man in the back row. This photograph was taken during a trip that Florencio and Clemente took to the Philippines in 1955 or 1956. It was during this trip that Florencio met and married Aladina Torres and Clemente married Estelita Taytayon.

Unidentified

c. 1950s

Loren Cawaling

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7 x 5 inches

Still Image

CAW.2022.6

Photograph