c1910 Native Laundry Manila Philippine Islands Postcard - Pasig River - Puente de España Bridge Of Spain - J. Beck Photographer - American Colonial Period

Antique Original c1910 Native Laundry Manila Philippine Islands Postcard - Pasig River - Puente de España Bridge Of Spain - J. Beck Photographer - American Colonial Period

Reverse Format Measures Approx. 5-3/8" Wide by 3-1/2" Tall

In Very Good Antique Condition - Unused, Unposted, Staining, Toning Due To Age And History-Collectors Watermarked That Is Not On The Postcard. Lithograph Printed - Not A RPPC (Real Picture Postcard)

This Early 20th-Century Postcard Titled "Native Laundry, Manila, P.I." Depicts Filipino Women Washing Clothes In Pasig River Near Puente de España (Bridge Of Spain). Traditional Laundry Methods Involved Scrubbing Clothes Against Rocks And Using Wooden Paddles Called Palo-Palo. Public Washing Areas Were Common Before The Introduction Of Modern Water Systems. The Bridge Of Spain Highlights An Urban Setting Within Manila, Reflecting Spanish Colonial Infrastructure Still In Use During The American Colonial Period. The Image Serves As An Ethnographic Record Of Women’s Labor And Daily Life. Image And Postcard Produced By J. Beck, Manila.

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