Photos of Korea, Circa 1906
Many thanks to my wife for finding and saving these (she’s standing over my shoulder). Unfortunately, she didn’t think to save the link, so I’d appreciate it if anyone could tell me where these were originally published. The photographer was … some German guy. Some of the pictures seem so real, you almost expect the subjects to shoo you away. Scroll over them for captions, and look for them in a book soon to be published. Pick up an extra copy for me….
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The book by the Bishop woman — I think that was her name – also has some great pictures and illustrations from the same period or earlier.
An interesting thing — my step-grandfather took photos during the war, and you can see a lot of men in the same white outfits from these early 1900 photos (not literally the same outfits – ah – you know what I mean……)
Korea has come such a long way. Its a crying shame that half of the peninsula cant partake in the growth & prosperity of the other.
Interesting photos.