Jemulpo, the Japanese quarter

Visit to the Land of Morning Calm

travelphoto

Archive

Accession Nr.: A.4760.2.18.2.
Type: photograph
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
1908
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Dezső Bozóky
Materials/Techniques: collodion print
Dimensions: height: 8.3 cm
width: 14 cm
The album containing Dezső Bozóky's travelphotos (second). Related item: A.4760.2. (album). Photograph taken by Dezső Bozóky. Jemulpo’s Japanese district by the port. Wooden-frame, tile-roofed houses on the left, a row of shops on the right, still being constructed. Horseshoe-shaped, thatched Korean houses stand behind the row of shops, huddled close together. Two European men are approaching in the street.