The Philippine Village Historical Site collects and preserves original materials related to the 1904 World’s Fair. Digital images are currently available by request. New donations or purchases are welcomed and ensures that materials are properly interpreted, cared for, and appreciated by our community.
Brochures and Booklets
Official Philippine Exposition brochure. Includes an illustrated map of the Philippine Village and descriptions of the exhibits with photographs.
Photographs
Set of 10 photographs taken in the Samal Moro Village by Julien Janis in 1904. Includes photographs of Datu Facundo, Evid, and several unidentified Samal men, women, and boys. Donated/provided by his granddaughter Caroline Herrera.
Lantern Slides
Black and white glass lantern slide of a view of the Visayan Village. Arrowhead Lake is in the foreground with giant clam shells along the shore and by the stilts of the nipa huts. A group of white women walk past the huts. The Intramuros building stands in the background. A handwritten label on the slide reads, “No. 23842 Louisiana Purchase Expo. 1904, Philippine Reservation, Visayan Village,” with the stamp of William H. Rau, Philada., PA.
Photo Postcards
Photo postcard of Alfonso Barbago, an Aeta boy, holding a bow and arrow. Photo is labeled “Negrito Archer.”
Photo postcard of an Aeta woman nursing a child. Photo is labeled “A Hot Meal.”
Photo postcard of a group of Aeta archers aiming bows into the distance. Photo is labeled “Bow and Arrow Shooting.”
Photo postcard of an Aeta man. Photo is labeled “Negrito.”
Photo postcard of an Aeta man aiming a bow and arrow. Photo is labeled “Negrito at Home.”
Photo postcard of Bontoc Igorots performing a dance in the Igorot Village. Photo is labeled “War Dance in the Filipino Village. Copyright 1904 A. Selige.”
Photo postcard of the entrance to the Visayan Village. A sign over the gate reads “Philippine Visayan Village” with two large American flags on both sides. White fairgoers crowd at the entrance. One woman stands at the admission window—25 cents for adults, 10 cents for children. The back of the postcard reads “Souvenir Photo Card, Louisiana Purchase Exposition.”
Photo postcard of the replica of Intramuros during construction. Photo is labeled “Fort at Philippine Village.”
Colorized photo postcard of the Agriculture Building in the Philippine Village with glitter. Photo is labeled “A Typical Philippine Building.”
Stereographs
Colorized view of Bagobo women doing clothwork on a bamboo platform with a sign that reads “Native Cloth.” Labeled “No. 73 Bagabos Women in the Philippine Village, Copyrighted, 1904, by T.W. Ingersoll.”
Colorized view of Bagobo men and women playing musical instruments. Mislabeled “No. 45 Bagobos Maidens, Philippine Village, Copyrighted, 1904, by T.W. Ingersoll.”
Colorized view of three young Bagobo men standing by the bamboo fence. Labeled, “No. 97 Members Bagobos Tribe, Philippine Village. Copyrighted, 1904, by T.W. Ingersoll.”
Colorized view of a group of Aeta men, women, and children. Labeled “No. 16 Natives Planting Rice, Philippine Village. Copyrighted, 1904, by T.W. Ingersoll.”
Colorized view of Moro boys playing in Arrowhead Lake with white men on a bamboo bridge observing them. Mislabeled “No. 44 Visayan Natives, Philippine Village.”
Colorized view of nipa huts on stilts by Arrowhead Lake in the Visayan Village. Labeled “No. 43 Visayan Houses in Philippine Village.”
Colorized view of a group of Bontoc Igorot men dancing and beating on gangsa. Labeled “57. World’s Fair St. Louis 1904. Dancing Igorotes.”
Films
A World on Display, 1994, directed by Eric Breitbart. VHS recording, 53 minutes.
Textiles
Igorot bahag (loincloth), navy blue and red with tassels. Gift of Deling Weller.
Igorot death blanket, navy blue, red, and white with snake motif. Gift of Deling Weller.
Other
Souvenir of the Dog Eaters token. May be from the 1904 World’s Fair or the 1909 AYPE Exhibition.
Heart-shaped souvenir photo album with various views of the 1904 World’s Fair and a group photo of the Samal Moros. Published by the Official Photographic Company.