OLD KOREA 1890~1903 LAND OF THE MORNING CALM
Photo by HERERT G. PONTING, 1903
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Korean Girls Testing a New "Short Drop" Parachute Design
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Smokin', Gamblin', and Gossiping
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High Class Family
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The Short-Cut Home, or, a Korean SPIDERMAN Does His Thing. SEOUL
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Kids On the City Wall, SEOUL
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A Crowed Scene on a Side Street, PYONGYANG
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A Rustic Road Near SEOUL
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The Bean Grinder, SEOUL
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A "Greasy Spoon" Restaurant in SEOUL
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The Chicken Seller, SEOUL
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Charcoal Carriers, SEOUL
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Junks Along the Han River at YUNG SAN, a Logging Town Near SEOUL
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Two Kinds of Loads on the Streets of SEOUL
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Public School With a Holding Cell Under the Floor Reserved For Wild Kids,
SEOUL -
Wonder what the little girl behind bars did to get thrown in
the klink? Obviously, the pipe-smoking old teacher- sage doesn't take any
crap from his young pupils.
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Tiger Hunters in the Hills Outside of SEOUL
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Shoeing a Horse at the Blacksmith's Home, SEOUL -
In the past, these
guys were evidently kicked clear into their neighbors yard by a horse that
didn't care to get shoes nailed into its hoofs.... and there is NO WAY they
will let THAT ever happen again !
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Japanese Make Sure the Koreans Know Who's in Charge !
This is Korea ca.1897-1900. Commenter idea0853 believes
it is actually September 6th, 1897. See his comment far down below. As a
stereoview, the first record I can find of its being published is in
1901.
The image is tragically symbolic. A crowd of Koreans stand
under the shadow of the Japanese "Rising Sun" flag, while their own Korean
National Flag is relegated to the size of a bath towel.
Although Korea
has not yet been formally annexed to Japan, a series of subjugating treaties
backed by military force had allowed the Japanese to "call the shots" and
"run the show", basically doing whatever they wanted with Korea and the
Koreans.
I have never seen such a graphic image demonstrating the
lack of respect Japan had for any of its neighbors in the Century leading
up to WW2 -- well, except for a pile of photographs I have that show the
Japanese Military abusing the Chinese, which a National Magazine in
Tokyo told me they could never publish in Japan. "It is not good for
Japanese Morale and the Nation of Japan to know what happened in the past", I
was told.
Of course, they did not have to tell me that, as I was
already familiar with the so-called "History Books" approved by the Ministry
of Education during my over three decades of living there. Of course, some
of the History Books published in America for their schools are in the pits
as well. No doubt every nation (to either a LARGE or small degree) lives
in some amount of corporate, official denial about not only the present, but
especially the past.
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Human "Dirt Pounders" Harden the Foundation for a New Post Office. SEOUL,
1903
Officials
of the Imperial Department of Communications. SEOUL, 1903
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Four Peace- Loving Korean Gentlemen at the Temple of the God of War.
SEOUL
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Heathen, Idol-Worshipping, Blinded-by-the-Devil, Superstitious
Koreans (According to the Christian Missionaries,that is). Near
SEOUL
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Two Happy Guys Winnowing Barly in the Streets of
CHEMULPO
Photo by UNKNOWN Photographer
High
Class Women and their Coach Bearers Photo by UNKNOWN Photographer,
ca.1899-1900.
Comment #6 below from Korean visitor 윤곡 states that
these are not "High Class Women" as the title above describes
them. Instead, the commenter is sure they are really Korean
"Giseang" 기생 : 妓女, 妓 --- similar to a Japanese Geisha. Please read the
comment in full below, where exception is also taken to a claim made by
another commenter. Things suddenly get interesting... !
The
Hay Carrier. Photo by UNKNOWN Photographer, ca.1899-1900.
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Education Awakens the 'Hermit Kingdom" - A School for Boys in SEOUL,
1903
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A Happy Couple Visiting Relatives in SEOUL, 1903
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Korean MINISTER OF WAR, His Son, and Grand Children. SEOUL, 190
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General Prince "MIN YUN HUAN",
Commander in Chief of the Korean Army.
SEOUL, 190
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A Wedding Party (1), SEOUL
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The Wedding party (2), SEOUL Photo by UNKNOWN photographer,
ca.1899-1900.
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Pottery Packing Mountain Men, Near SEOUL
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First Class Transportation, SEOUL. Photo by UNKNOWN photographer,
ca.1899-1900. They are standing on a railroad or trolly track.
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Limousine Service in the Snow for a High Class Little Girl, SEOUL
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Happy Kids With Grandma and the Water Boy, SEOUL. Photo by UNKNOWN
photographer, ca.1899-1900
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Chowing Down at an Old "Greasy Spoon" Where the Food Tastes Great.
SEOUL Photo by UNKNOWN photographer, ca.1899-1900.
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High Class Dandys on a Nature Hike. Near SEOUL Photo by UNKNOWN photographer,
ca.1899-1900.
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The Royal Tombs Photo by UNKNOWN photographer, ca.1899-1900.
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Sticks, Mud, Rock, and Rope. Building a Home in SEOUL
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