Manila Bay – Page 102 – Philippine-Sailor

Media Category: Manila Bay

For the 4 islands in Manila Bay that used to be the Manila Bay Defense Forts, Corregidor-Ft. Mills, Caballo-Ft. Hughes, Fraile-Ft. Drum, Carabao-Ft.Frank.

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Zf952. Here we see a video capture of the West entrance during wartime but before it was heavily damaged. Note the difference between this photo and the next one.

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Zf951. A 1942 photo of Mass being held inside one of the laterals.

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Zf940. Here is a war-time view of the West entrance taken from a 1941 video.

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Zf948. This video capture is from a Japanese newsreel recorded shortly after the 1942 surrender. Hospital bunks are stacked three high.

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Zf948. This video capture is from a Japanese newsreel recorded shortly after the 1942 surrender. Hospital bunks are stacked three high.

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Zf947. A look at a Hospital lateral. They are empty now but still look like that with painted strips. Other parts are not painted.

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Zf946. MacArthur and Sutherland in their HQ lateral.

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Zf945. Another 1942 photo.

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Zf944. 1942 photo of men working in one of the laterals. Note the fluorescent lighting.

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Zf943. Scramble to get back inside the West entrance during Japanese shelling.