Port Hamilton. Korean Island

Visit to the Land of Morning Calm

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Accession Nr.: F.2004.690.
Type: photograph
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
1908
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Dezső Bozóky
Materials/Techniques: hand-coloured glass slide
Dimensions: height: 8 cm
width: 8 cm
Dezső Bozóky hand-coloured glass diapositive. Photograph taken by Dezső Bozóky. Related item: A.4760.2.17.2. (photo). A Korean village on Geomundo Island. In the foreground, children carrying their younger siblings. Stacks of hay can be seen behind the children; the village itself is hidden behind the stone walls, with only the roofs visible. On the right, the bow of a boat pulled on the shore can be seen, in the background, plots of land running up the hillside.

place of production: Port Hamilton or Geomun-do (거문도)