MS131
Langtry Post Card Collection

The Philippine Islands and Vladivostok Postal Card Collection consists of three separate segments. This first part is a single real-photo card, circa 1918, "The Czeck [sic.] army headquarters at Vladivostok," which is also labeled in Japanese [not translated]. The Czech Legion, composed of Czech prisoners of war who wanted to fight on the side of the Entente, broke with Bolshevik authorities during the Russian Civil War and fought in support of the White movement.(1)

The second segment of the collection consists of nineteen real-photo chromolithographic images of scenes of the Philippine Islands, circa 1907, with Mindanao, Cebu, and Jolo Islands predominating. Marked Camera Supply Company, Manila P.I.-- printed in Germany, these cards were never used.

The third part of the collection consists of fourteen black and white real-photo images circa 1906, also never used, of the Moro peoples and some graphic scenes of the Moro rebellion. The Moros [Filipino Muslims who lived on the island of Mindanao] fought a guerilla action against the American annexation of the Philippine Islands. American retaliation was savage; Moros suffered severe casualties at the Battle of Mt Dajo, Jolo Island. In 1906 some 600 Moros on the island of Jolo were slaughtered by American troops under the command of General Leonard Wood.(2)

This collection was donated to the William Madison Randall Library by Mrs. Constance W. Langtry in April 1985.

This collection has been designated Accession Number 131 of the Manuscripts Collection, Special Collections Department, William Madison Randall Library, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-3297.

There are no access restrictions on this collection.


1. Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, A History of Russia (New York: Oxford University Press, 1984), 481-2

2. Stephen A. Flanders and Carl N. Flanders, Dictionary of American Foreign Affairs (New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1993), 405-406.

Inventory
Manuscript/Box/Envelope

131/1/1
"Czeck [sic.] Army Headquarters at Vladivostok," ca. 1918, black and white real-photo

131/1/2
"Birds eye view of Iloilo harbor, P.I.," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/3
"Fort San Pedro, Iloilo," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/4
"Fort San Pedro, Cebu,"ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/5
"Cathedral, Cebu'" ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/6
"A Negrito Family, hut in the background is their home," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/7
"Street scene in the rainy season," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/8
"Jolo P.I. Mt Dajo in the back ground," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/9
"Street Scene--Tulay Jolo P.I.," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/10
"Road to Tulay--Jolo P.I.," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/11
"Moro police--Jolo P.I.," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/12
"Custom House--Jolo P.I.," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/13
"Native Parao--Iligan Mind[anao]," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/14
"Military Headquarters--Malabang Mind[anao]," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/15
"Moro Women--Zamboanga Mind[anao]," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/16
"Moro Province Building--Zamboanga Mind[anao]," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/17
"Provincial Building--Zamboanga Mind[anao]," "ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/18
"Hemp Plants Mind[anao]," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/19
"Custom House--Zamboanga Mind[anao]," ca. 1907, Chromolithographic

131/1/20
"Bagobo Warrier [sic.] Mindanao," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/21
"Moro dwellings Zamboanga," ca. 1907, Chromolithograph

131/1/22
[Safari scene], On verso,"Lt. Beavers, 2d U.S. Cavalry, Sultan of [?]Telik, at Coronadel, Cotabato," ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

131/1/23
"Cotabato P.I.," [gallows with victim and witnesses], ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

131/1/24
"Copyright 1906 Aeronaut Gibbs, Jolo P.I.," [Dead Moro warrior], ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

131/1/25
"Pearl divers, Aeronaut Gibbs," ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

131/1/26
"Tagocola girl," ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

131/1/27
[lawn of villa/official building], ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

131/1/28
unidentified [?villa/ official building], ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

131/1/29
[Moro/Bagobo warriors], ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

131/1/30
On verso, "Tagocola belles, [Moro women], ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

131/1/31
"Pagobo House, Digos P.I.," ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

131/1/32
[Moro elders], ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

131/1/33
[waterfall, unidentified location, P.I.], ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

131/1/34
[?Moro village], ca. 1906, black and white real-photo

 

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