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Press release photo of Philippine Independence Mission arriving in San Francisco, California, December 29, 1931

1931-12-29 ‧ 10 x 8 in ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ monochrome ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:Press release photo of Philippine Independence Mission, December 29, 1931. The back of the photograph reads, "Philippine Independence arrives en route from Manila to Washington to urge Congress to give the Philippine Islands their political freedom. A legislative group arrived in San Francisco December 29. Left to right: Representative Pedro Sabido, Representative Emiliano T. Tirona, Senator Sergio Osmena, Chairman, Representative Manuel Roxas, Speaker of the House, and Dean Maximo Kalaw, of the University of the Philippines." Donated by Teresa Carandang/Erwin Tiongson.
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:California
Place of origin – Settlement:San Francisco
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:California
Geographical subject – Settlement:San Francisco
Topical subjects:Independence
Osmeña, Sergio, 1878-1961
Sabido, Pedro
Tirona, Emiliano T.
Roxas, Manuel A., 1892-1948
Kalaw, Maximo
Men
Boats
ArchivesUM location:Rita M. Cacas Filipino American Community Archives
  • series 16
  • box 2
  • folder 16
  • item 19
  • accession 2015-162
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Government, Law, Politics
Copyright holder:unknown
Collection:Digital Collections
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