The postcard shows the Denver Public Library from Voorhees Pool Civic Center. In 1910 the Denver Public Library acquired the Central Library, a Greek revival design funded by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The library stands on the northwest part of the Civic Center.
Denver Public Library Postcard
[update]In 1956 a new library structure located on Broadway and 14th Streets was built by the firm of Fisher and Fisher/Burnham Hoyt. In 1990 75% of Denver voters approved a $91.6 million bond issue to add on to the Fisher and Fisher/Burnham Hoyt building. The 540,000-square-foot structure, adjacent to the Denver Art Museum, was designed by architect Michael Graves and the Denver firm of Klipp Colussy Jenks DuBois.As of 2004, the library had 2,519,977 items in its collection.
SOURCE:
Denver Public Library Online
The postcard shows the New York Hospital, Cornell Medical College Association Buildings in New York City.
New York Hospital Postcard
The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center was founded in 1898, and has been affiliated with what is now NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital since 1927. In 1998, Weill Cornell Medical College was renamed as Weill Medical College of Cornell University after receiving a substantial endowment from Sanford I. Weill, then Chairman of Citigroup. The Medical College is divided into 20 academic departments
SOURCES:
Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University Wikipedia Entry
This postcard again shows the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadets in their rayadillo (or is it the the US Military Academy-inspired dress uniform?) in front of, I believe Melchor Hall.
Philippine Military Academy Postcard
The Philippine Military Academy is a 373-hectare compound in Loakan. The Fort was named after the young hero of the battle of Tirad Pass, Gen. Gregorio Del Pilar.
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Philippine Military Academy Postcards
This is another multi-view postcard of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA). The images on the upper part of the postcard, from left to right, are the monument of a large shako and the PMA Cadets; lower part are the St. Ignatius Chapel and the amphitheater.
Philippine Military Academy Postcard
The PMA cadets use the shako, a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually adorned with some kind of ornamental plate or badge on the front, metallic or otherwise, and often has a feather, plume, or pompon attached at the top. Aside from the shako, cadets also wear rayadillo material in their dress uniform. Rayadillo was also used by the Revolutionary Army of the First Philippine Republic under Emilio Aguinaldo.
St. Ignatius Chapel was built in 1959 for the cadets of the Philippine Military Academy. The chapel used to be a hill, explaining why it is composed of twenty five steps.
Unfortunately, I could not find any information about the amphitheater, its construction or history.
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Philippine Military Academy Postcards
SOURCES:
Shako Wikipedia Entry
Rayadillo Wikipedia Entry
Philippine Military Academy
This is a multi-view postcard of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in Baguio City. The PMA site is now referred to as Fort Del Pilar.
The images on the upper part of the postcard, from left to right, are the entrance of PMA and the Melchor Hall; lower part are the Relics Point and Groove '55.
Philippine Military Academy Postcard
I was only able to find information about Melchor Hall. No information about Relics Point (showing tanks, etc.) and the Groove '55 can be found online.
The Melchor Hall was named in honor of Alejandro Melchor, a Filipino civil engineer, mathematician, educator, and member of the Cabinet of the Philippines who was known for his work on pontoon bridges during the Second World War.
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Philippine Military Academy Postcards
SOURCE:
Alejandro Melchor Wikipedia Entry
Denver Public Library Postcard
