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In the Philippines. Cockfighting in Tacloben

In the Philippines. Cockfighting in Tacloben

Postcard showing a cockfight in Tacloban, Philippines. As two men ready their chickens in the foreground, a group of people watch in the background. Charles C. Myers comments cockfighting is the most popular sport amongst the Filipinos.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, ” Cock fighting is one of the principal sports among the natives.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Our “civilized” heathen

Our “civilized” heathen

In this vignette cartoon, Uncle Sam stands at the center placing money in a box labeled, “To Save the Heathen of Foreign Lands.” Around him are vignettes showing American pastimes of pigeon shooting, cockfighting, boxing, and turkey-grabbing, as well as a lynching. Caption: And yet Uncle Sam is always giving money to “save the heathen.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-09-08