Manila Bay – Page 103 – 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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Zf942. Generals MacArthur and Sutherland coming out of the East entrance.

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Zf941. If you ignore MacArthur out for a walk, this is a good photo of the defenses and camouflage erected at the East entrance.

Zf930. The man in the center is indeed the correct age to have been a WWII veteran in 1966. A web search tells me that the Iowa Governor in 1966 was Harold E. Hughes and he was in office from 1963 to 1969. During WWII he served in the US Army fighting in North Africa.

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Zf939. This photo looks exactly like what you will see if you walk along either the north or south ventilation shafts of the Central System or parts of the QMC laterals. There appears to be an intersecting lateral on the left-hand side. (courtesy LIFE magazine)

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Zf938. Interior tunnel photos are scarce. This photo shows ordinance stored in one of the laterals. (courtesy LIFE magazine).

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Zf937. A trolley car at the West entrance.

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Zf936. This is no work activity to be seen in this undated photo. Mid 1930s might be a good guess as the West entrance is complete and civilians are still on the island.

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Zf935. Outside the West entrance during construction.

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Zf934. The West entrance of Malinta Tunnel at the former quarry.