Interior view of a Catholic church with ornate altar. Calicoan Island. c. 1945

Gift of Will Green
Description: 

Photograph. Interior of Filipino Catholic Church; massive, intricate altar and painted ceilings. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Apx 300 yrs old. Interior of Spanish Church (Catholic). Most of the altar is solid silver. Calicoan Island, P.I., Enian, P.I."” Philippine Islands. 1944-45

Image Information

Donor: 
Will Green
Accession Number: 
2010.338.194
Date: 
1944
1945
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
Unit: 
64th Naval Construction Battalion
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Cathedrals--Philippines
Collection Level: 
Items from the service of Lieutenant Commander William Ross Brown. Brown trained at Camp Peary in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1943-1944 with the 64th Naval Construction Battalion before being shipped to the Pacific Theatre. Brown spent most of his time overseas in the Philippines, though he did visit Okinawa. Collection includes over 100 photographs, personal and military correspondence, newsletters, and insignia.
Geography: 
Calicoan Island
Latitude: 
10.983
Longitude: 
125.800
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Cathedrals--Philippines