Jolo, Land of the Moros (1934)

1930s, Philippines, Jolo, Sulu, city gate, Filipinos, Moro people, Bangsamoro people, orchids hanging on balconies of high class residencies, man chewing betel nut, Moro female guide, Datu chieftain displaying bolo machete, Jamalul Kiram II, Sultan of Sulu, Sultanate of Sulu, Sultan’s palace, Governor James R. Fugate, Vice Governor Hayden of the Philippines, Superintendent of Schools Chapman, Superintendent of Public Instruction K.W. Chapman, Sultan, Governor, Vice Governor and Superintendent standing together, Muslim wiseman, Datu man and daughter arguing, marketplace, prisoners repairing roads, Philippine Constabulary headquarters, children, Muslim priests and wisemen, Jose Rizal monument, Catholic Church at end of in jungle, church in Jolo, Father Domingo Perez reading while walking outside church.
Jolo is a volcanic island in the southwest Philippines and the primary island of the province of Sulu, on which the capital of the same name is situated. It is located in the Sulu Archipelago, between Borneo and Mindanao, and has a population of approximately 500,000 people.
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