M1324: Boy Astride A Carabao

Postcard Size: 4"x5.5"
Postcard Type: View card
Printed by: JMC Press, Inc., Quezon City
Purchased at Goodwill Bookstore

The postcard shows two of the country's national symbols, the carabao or water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and the nipa hut.

The carabao or kalabaw in Filipino is the national animal since it is one of the most important animals in the country, especially in agriculture. Carabaos are often used by farmers to plow the fields and as a means of transportation.

The bahay kubo or nipa hut is the national house. It is a shelter made out of bamboo and palm leaves, thus making it a good place to take rest, especially in the farm, because of these materials that allow good ventilation.

The back of the postcard reads:
Boy astride a carabao (water buffalo).
A typical scene found in the provincial sections of the Philippines.

M1324: Boy Astride A Carabao Postcard

SOURCES:
Philippine National Symbols
Carabao Wikipedia Entry

M1319: Rice Threshing

Postcard Size: 4"x5.5"
Postcard Type: View card
Printed by: JMC Press, Inc., Quezon City
Purchased at Goodwill Bookstore

The postcard shows farmers threshing their rice harvest by beating the rice heads.

The back of the postcard reads:

Rice threshing, a typical harvest season scene in Cabuyao Province of Laguna, Philippines

M1319: Rice Threshing Postcard

I think this postcard and M1318 postcard were both taken with the same farmers in the same field..
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M1318: Rice Threshing Postcard

Postcard Size: 4"x5.5"
Postcard Type: View card
Printed by: JMC Press, Inc., Quezon City
Purchased at Goodwill Bookstore

The postcard shows farmers threshing rice harvest. Threshing is separating the rice seeds from the stalks and is usually done by beating the rice heads on a slotted bamboo platform. This is a typical scene in the provinces where rice is the main produce during harvest season (usually summer). The only difference nowadays is that farmers now use machines to thresh rice.

The back of the postcard reads:
Rice threshing, a typical rural harvest season scene found in most provinces of the Philippines.

M1318: Rice Threshing Postcard

M1311: Mansion House Postcard

Postcard Size: 4"x5.5"
Postcard Type: View card
Printed by: JMC Press, Inc., Quezon City
Purchased at Goodwill Bookstore
The postcard shows Mansion House and its gate, and the "Pool of Pines" or Wright Park.

The back of the postcard reads:
Mansion House, in the City of Baguio, Philippines.
Summer residence of Philippine presidents.

M1311: Mansion House Postcard

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M1309: Malacañang Palace Postcard

Postcard Size: 4"x5.5"
Postcard Type: View card
Printed by: JMC Press, Inc., Quezon City
Purchased at Goodwill Bookstore

The postcard shows Malacañang Palace as seen from the Pasig River. Am not entirely sure if the building on the postcard is the Kalayaan Hall, which is now a museum.

The back of the postcard reads:
Malacañang Palace along the Pasig River.
The Palace is the official residence of the President of the Philippines.

M1309: Malacañang Palace Postcard

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