Just sharing these photos I found of Manuel Roxas that have been taken by the photographer Carl Mydans. All credits belong to him. Amazing photographs that I thought was worth sharing. At some point, Roxas appears barely recognizable from how we are used to seeing him in some of his more famous photographs.
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Made a website that allows you to interact with two dozen photographs taken around the vicinity of the Manila Post Office prior to World War II. Photos range from 1930 up until 1941 (I believe only one was from after the war)
Navigate using the map on the top right. All photos are of good quality and are zoomable and pannable. Take your time to look at the details of the city including the signs, murals, buildings, street and people. I haven't had the time to add sources to the images. They're mainly from the Harry S. Truman Collections, Carl Mydans, National Archives Catalog and of course from the collections of the late John Tewell. Planning on adding more on-ground photographs.
I've always had a fascination for street photography especially those of Carl Mydans where he photographed Manila in the 40s in its most intimate. Photographs that you would not see on textbooks. I'm planning on doing a bigger project where pre/during war Manila can be explored in like street photographs. Gives you a feeling that you're actually there on the ground.