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Scene of the Flagellation - annotated on backside, "Nos. 74-75-76-78-79-81 shows flagellation - a self-imposed punishment practiced Good Friday. No. 76 shows the sort of cat-o-nine tail the penitent uses to flog himself. No. 79 shows the flagalant lying after having been flogged with a rawhide lash in the hands of another. No. 81 shows the penitent completely exhausted from loss of blood etc" (#74), undated

 File — Box: 1, item: 20

Scope and Content of the Collection

From the Collection:

A collection of 155 photographic postcards and two photographs, roughly the same size as the postcards, printed on lighter photographic fiber paper (#10A and 11A). Photographs were possibly produced by photographer Samuel M. Shera. Most items include titles and numbers handwritten in white photographic solution on the front, and many include handwritten annotations on the back. Postcards mostly depict figures, events, architecture, and landscapes in the Philippines.

Several postcards have an “S” written in a box, usually near the bottom-right corner of the picture side of the postcard. This includes postcards # 100, 138, 140, 141, 142, 146, 149, and 153. This “S” is possibly Shera’s signature or an indication of Shera’s photograph studio.

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Evangelina E. Lewis photographic postcard collection of the Philippine Islands is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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