When historical figures do a “wacky” pose. At first glance I thought these two photographs were the same, and I’m glad I ph...

When historical figures do a “wacky” pose.
At first glance I thought these two photographs were the same, and I’m glad I photographed both. I was distracted by this never-before-seen photo of JUAN LUNA (1) in costume, posing as Bacchus or Dionysius the God of fruitfulness as well as God of wine and ecstasy. With him in both Top and Bottom Photos are the Pardo siblings: TRINIDAD H. PARDO DE TAVERA (2) the scholar dressed as a Chinese sage or Mandarin, his younger brother FELIX (3) wearing a ...