Philippine Military Academy Postcards

The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) is the training school for future officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The Philippine Military Academy traces its history back to the Academia Militar which was established on October 25, 1898 at Malolos, Bulacan by General Emilio Aguinaldo.

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During the U.S. occupation of the Philippines, an Officer's School of the Philippine Constabulary was established on February 17, 1905 within the walls of Intramuros in Manila located in Sta. Lucia Barracks. This school was relocated to Baguio on September 01, 1908 on the site known as Constabulary Hill later renamed Camp Henry T. Allen.

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With the outbreak of World War II, training was disrupted at the PMA with Classes 1942 and 1943 being graduated prematurely and assigned to combat units in Bataan and other parts of the country.The PMA headquarters was temporarily relocated at Camp Murphy (now known as Camp Aguinaldo) and later at Alabang, while Camp Allen was being rehabilitated.

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After the war, the Academy was reopened on May 05, 1947, at Camp Henry T. Allen. But due to its increasing need for wider grounds, it was soon moved to its present location at Fort Del Pilar, Loakan.

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SOURCE:
Philippine Military Academy Wikipedia Entry

Boyd Law Building, U of Iowa Postcard

The postcard shows the Boyd Law Building of the University of Iowa, a major research university located on a 1,700-acre campus in Iowa City, Iowa. The University of Iowa College of Law is one of the professional graduate schools. Founded in 1865, it is the oldest law school in continuous operation west of the Mississippi River. The law school was ranked as the 27th best law school in the United States in the 2009 U.S. News and World Report Top Law School rankings.

Boyd Law Building, U of Iowa Postcard(Prize from Amatullah Richard)

SOURCES:
University of Iowa Wikipedia Entry
University of Iowa College of Law Wikipedia Entry

Milton Abbey School Postcard

The postcard shows the Milton Abbey House and Abbey Church, Milton Abbey House courtyard and the Abbot's Hall. I was able to visit the school and chapel when I visited the UK in 2005.

Milton Abbey School Postcard

Milton Abbey in Dorset was a Benedictine foundation, but only part of the church now survives and is used as the Milton Abbey School chapel. The house is now the campus of an independent school. Milton Abbey School has 250 pupils, in six boarding houses called Athelstan, Bancks, Damer, Hambro, Middleton and Tregonwell. Age range from 13-18, with girls in 2005, accepted into the sixth form.

SOURCE:
Milton Abbey School Homepage

Freshmen Academy, Lynn Classical High School Postcard

Lynn Classical High School is a high school in the city of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Freshmen Academy, Lynn Classical High School Postcard
(Trade with Barbara Sussman)

SOURCE:
Lynn Classical High School Homepage

Academy Building, Leiden University Postcard

The front of this used postcard reads:

My Alma Mater "the oldest university of Holland foundedin1574."
- signed

Academy Building, Leiden University Postcard

The postcard shows the Academy Building at Rapenburg. The Academy Building is first building of Leiden University. Leiden University (Dutch: Universiteit Leiden), is the oldest university in the Netherlands.The university was founded in 1575 by Prince William of Orange.

Between 1425 and 1450 a cloister for Dominican nuns, or white nuns, was founded on the site of the present Academy Building. The cloister had a chapel. In 1507, this cloister chapel was replaced by a church: the present Academy Building. The church has two naves, a broad one on the Rapenburg side and a narrower one running parallel to it. In 1581, the site came into the hands of the University.

SOURCE:
Leiden University Wikipedia Entry