Bureau of Public Works Photographic Archives
This page contains links to pages containing pictures digitally extracted from the quarterly bulletins of the Bureau of Public Works during the American colonial era. Although the pictures generally contain documentation of construction projects undertaken by the bureau at the time, they also show glimpses of life in Batangas that must be barely imaginable especially for younger students and researchers in the present day.
The quality of the pictures depend on the quality of the scanned work. Each picture has been carefully processed using photo editing software to improve quality, but suffice it to say that only so much can be done to improve the quality of some of the pictures in the collection.
None of these photos is a property of Batangas History, Culture and Folklore, so for attribution purposes, kindly refer to the notes and references at the bottom of each page.
1913
- Photo of the Balayan Public Market [October 1913 BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of the Lipa Public Market [October 1913, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photos of the Tuy-Nasugbu Road [October 1913, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
1914
- Photo of an Artesian Well in Balayan [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of an Artesian Well in Bauan [January 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of an Artesian well in Taal [July 1914 BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of an Old Spanish Bridge in Lipa [April 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of a Portion of the Batangas-Ibaan Road [July 1914 BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of a Rock Crusher in Batangas Province [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of a School Building under Construction in Balayan [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of a Spanish Adobe Arch Bridge, Batangas-Nasugbu Road [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of a Spanish Bridge Near Balayan [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of Kilometer 186 of the Batangas-Nasugbu Road [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of Kilometer 74, Batangas-Manila Road [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of the Balayan Municipal Building [January 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of the Balayan Public Market [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of the Batangas-Bauan Road [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of the Batangas Provincial Administration Building [July 1914 BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of the Calumpang River Dikes [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of the Central Street in Tanauan [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of the Completed Lipa Public Market [July 1914 BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of the Dacanlao Bridge [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photo of the Government Building in Batangas Town [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photos of the Batangas Provincial High School [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photos of the Sabang Bridge [April 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photos of the Taal Basilica and Flight of Steps [July 1914, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
1915
1916
1917
- Photo of Road Construction in Sto. Tomas [July 1917, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photos of the Palico Bridge, Nasugbu [October 1915, BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
- Photos of the Taal Water System [April 1917 BPW Quarterly Bulletin]
1919
1926
- Photo of the Bolbok to Rosario Road [1926 BPW Annual Report]
- Photo of Standard Temporary Central School, Batangas Town [1926 BPW Annual Report]
- Photos of the Batangas Provincial Capitol [1926 & 1927 BPW Annual Reports]
1927
1928
- Photo of the Calumpang River Reventment [1928 BPW Annual Report]
- Photo of the Causeway and Boat Landing in Batangas Town [January 1928 BPW Annual Report] Boat Landing
- Photo of the Newly-Completed Batangas Provincial Hospital [1928 BPW Annual Report]
1929
1930
- Photo of Municipal Building in San Juan [1930, BPW Annual Report]
- Photo of Rancho River Bridge in Lipa [1930, BPW Annual Report]