"Comfort women" memorial removed from Manila baywalk

"Comfort women" memorial removed from Manila baywalk

MANILA, Philippines, April 28 Kyodo - Photo taken on April 28, 2018, shows debris left after the demolition the previous day of a bronze statue of a blindfolded, early 1900's-era Filipino woman, which had stood on Roxas Boulevard in Manila as a memorial dedicated to Filipino "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War II.

A Trip To The Moon film (1902)

A Trip To The Moon film (1902)

Movie Scene Film: A Trip To The Moon; Voyage To The Moon; Le Voyage Dans La Lune (Le voyage dans la lune) Fr 1902, Director: Georges Melies 01 September 1902 Date: 01-Sep-1902

A Trip To The Moon film (1902)

A Trip To The Moon film (1902)

Movie Scene Film: A Trip To The Moon; Voyage To The Moon; Le Voyage Dans La Lune (Le voyage dans la lune) Fr 1902, Director: Georges Melies 01 September 1902 Date: 01-Sep-1902

A Trip To The Moon film (1902)

A Trip To The Moon film (1902)

Movie Scene Film: A Trip To The Moon; Voyage To The Moon; Le Voyage Dans La Lune (Le voyage dans la lune) Fr 1902, Director: Georges Melies 01 September 1902 Date: 01-Sep-1902

A Trip To The Moon film (1902)

A Trip To The Moon film (1902)

Movie Scene Film: A Trip To The Moon; Voyage To The Moon; Le Voyage Dans La Lune (Le voyage dans la lune) Fr 1902, Director: Georges Melies 01 September 1902 Date: 01-Sep-1902

A Trip To The Moon film (1902)

A Trip To The Moon film (1902)

The Moon Film: A Trip To The Moon; Voyage To The Moon; Le Voyage Dans La Lune (Le voyage dans la lune) Fr 1902, Director: Georges Melies 01 September 1902 Date: 01-Sep-1902

POSTCARD REFLECTING THE INTEREST IN SEEING FILMS AND THE OPP

POSTCARD REFLECTING THE INTEREST IN SEEING FILMS AND THE OPP

POSTCARD REFLECTING THE INTEREST IN SEEING FILMS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COURTING COUPLES early 1900's Athough the card refers to an American town, it was designed by a British company, Bamforth, located in Holmfirth, [perhaps best known for the long-running TV series 'The Last of the Summer Wine', which is filmed there] who as well as postcard manufactureers Bamforth's were engaged in film production in the early years of the century POSTCARD REFLECTING THE INTEREST IN SEEING FILMS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COURTING COUPLES early 1900's Athough the card refers to an American town, it was designed by a British company, Bamforth, located in Holmfirth,

POSTCARD REFLECTING THE INTEREST IN SEEING FILMS AND THE OPP

POSTCARD REFLECTING THE INTEREST IN SEEING FILMS AND THE OPP

POSTCARD REFLECTING THE INTEREST IN SEEING FILMS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COURTING COUPLES early 1900's Athough the card refers to an American town, it was designed by a British company, Bamforth, located in Holmfirth, [perhaps best known for the long-running TV series 'The Last of the Summer Wine', which is filmed there] who as well as postcard manufactureers Bamforth's were engaged in film production in the early years of the century POSTCARD REFLECTING THE INTEREST IN SEEING FILMS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COURTING COUPLES early 1900's Athough the card refers to an American town, it was designed by a British company, Bamforth, located in Holmfirth,

"Comfort women" memorial removed from Manila baywalk

"Comfort women" memorial removed from Manila baywalk

Photo taken in March 2018 shows a bronze statue of a blindfolded, early 1900's-era Filipino woman, which was built in December 2017 on Roxas Boulevard in Manila as a memorial dedicated to Filipino "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo