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A photo of a man harvesting coffee in Batangas in 1927. Image source: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. |
Exactly where in Batangas the picture was taken is not given, albeit one would suspect that it was either in the then-town of Lipa or its immediate neighbors. Lipa, of course, became one of the Philippines’ wealthiest towns in the late 19th century because of a coffee boom that would, however, turn to bust because of a fungus infestation.
The picture has been processed using graphic software to lighten dark spots and improve sharpness and overall clarity, then colorized courtesy of Algorithmia.
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