koreacorea:

Korean Elder by dok1 on Flickr.

Wonderful pictures of pre-war Korea by USA photographer Don O’Brien on flickr. More pictures from this set here.

koreacorea:

Washing Clothes in Han River:1945 by dok1 on Flickr.

Wonderful pictures of pre-war Korea by USA photographer Don O’Brien on flickr. More pictures from this set here.


lostintrafficlights:

More pictures. Because I can. 


lostintrafficlights:

Actual pictures of traditional Korean people taken in the Joseon dynasty. 

Again, nothing that is similar to dreadlocks or cornrows.

collectivehistory:

Koreans huddle in the street amid rubble and debris after fighting in Seoul, September 1950. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)

shallowrights:

With her brother on her back a war weary Korean girl tiredly trudges by a stalled tank, at Haengju, Korea. June 9, 1951.


fancygirlbrainfarts:

1964 Korea.

More found here: http://www.koreabang.com/2012/pictures/former-us-soldier-shares-amazing-photos-of-1964-korea.html

ringoringoringo:

Korean boatman, ca. 1904 (via MDash)

fuckyeahseoulsisters:

Photo by George Rose, 1904.

itsjohnsen:

Orphans wander the war-torn ruins of Seoul, 1951.
John Dominis


»