Saturday, March 3, 2018

Bataan Project: Sgt. Norman Frederick Spencer.





Sgt. Norman Spencer, HQ, Provisional Tank Group, sleeping next to his motorcycle holding his Bren Gun. Spencer was originally an Illinois National Guardsman and died at Cabanatuan on December 2, 1942.

Died 2 December 1942, buried Plot F Row 10 Grave 1
Manila American Cemetery.

http://bataanproject.com/Spencer.html

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

"Wagasa" - japanese oil painting umbrella used by cops- Manila 1943

Note the "wagasa" the japanese oil painting umbrella used by the policeman 1943 (credit Presidential Museum) Manila. 

Monday, August 8, 2016

Japanese Te-Ke Tanks along Luneta - 1942!

Japanese 
Te-Ke Tanks along Luneta - 1942! 

The Type 97 Light armored car Te-Ke (九七式軽装甲車 テケ Kyū-nana-shiki kei sōkōsha Teke?) was a tankette used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in World War II. It was designed as a fast reconnaissance vehicle,[1] and was a replacement for the earlier Type 94 TK.

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

1920 Ford Vehicle Advertisement, Manila Philippines.

1920 Ford Vehicle Advertisement by Manila Trading & Supply Company at Escolta, Manila.


Friday, June 3, 2016

1945: Liberation of Baguio City.


American Sherman tank near the Our Lady of a Atonement Cathedral of Baguio city during the Liberation of Baguio, Baguio City 1945. 

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

1930s: Mayon Volcano.

Mayon Volcano .....showing the old Spanish stone bridge at Legaspi City, Albay 1930s. 

June 14,1941: Ma Mon Luk (Mami King) Donates Rice to Tondo Fire Victims.


Ma Mon Luk and his son with their donation of 40 sacks of rice for Tondo fire victims - 1941