Korean Emperor [Kojong] and Crown Prince [Yi Wang] – Historic Print
![Korean Emperor [Kojong] and Crown Prince [Yi Wang], [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/52/52393be03456-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Korean Emperor [Kojong] and Crown Prince [Yi Wang], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Korean Emperor [Kojong] and Crown Prince [Yi Wang]
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This portrait pairs Emperor Gojong, who ruled the Korean Empire from its proclamation in 1897, with his heir, the crown prince identified on the card as Yi Wang and better known as Yi Cheok, who would later reign as Emperor Sunjong. The card's rough date of about 1907 places the image in a turbulent year, when Japan's growing control over Korea pushed Gojong to abdicate in favor of his son that summer. The photograph is part of the George Grantham Bain Collection, a body of news pictures from the early 1900s, so it likely served as a record of a politically charged moment rather than a formal family portrait. Because the caption information is unverified, the exact occasion and sitting date remain uncertain.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: BI; Korea--Hist.--ca. 1907; Shelf. Sources checked and other information on verso of card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,132 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-146279 |
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