Accession Nr.: | A.4760.2.24.6. |
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Type: | photograph |
Artist/Maker: | |
Date of production: |
ca. 1900
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Place of production: | |
Acquisition: | collection of Dezső Bozóky |
Signed: | Below the photo: Dezső Bozóky's handwriting: Bridge in Seoul. |
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Materials/Techniques: | gelatin silver print |
Dimensions: | height: 8.8 cm width: 14.2 cm |
The album containing Dezső Bozóky's travelphotos (second). Related item: A.4760.2. (album). Unknown photographer. Photograph purchased by Dezső Bozóky. Soobyogyo Bridge in its original location, in the centre of Seoul. Built at the beginning of the 15th century, the bridge was taken apart in 1958 when the road was widened, and was reconstructed in Jangjundan Park in 1965. In the picture, children are playing among the piers of the bridge, and on the right, an itinerant vendor is carrying large earthen vessels.