Port Hamilton. Korean Island

Visit to the Land of Morning Calm

travelphoto

Archive

Accession Nr.: A.4760.2.17.2.
Type: photograph
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
1908
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Dezső Bozóky
Materials/Techniques: gelatine silver print, half-stereo contact print
Dimensions: height: 8 cm
width: 7.5 cm
The album containing Dezső Bozóky's travelphotos (second). Related item: A.4760.2. (album). Photograph taken by Dezső Bozóky. Related item: F.2004.690. (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)