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[Aerial views of Keijo, Korea] – Antique Print

[Aerial views of Keijo, Korea], 1945 Sept. 9. — historic print
[Aerial views of Keijo, Korea], 1945 Sept. 9.. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Keijo, the Japanese-era name for Seoul, was the colonial capital of Korea from 1910 until Japan's surrender in August 1945. This aerial view is dated September 9, 1945, a few weeks after the surrender, when American forces were arriving in the south of the peninsula to take over from Japanese authorities. The record's date and caption come from a card that has not been independently verified, so the exact date and the photographer's identity remain uncertain. Even so, the view shows the city from above at a moment of transition, when the old colonial order was ending and new occupation arrangements were taking shape.

Created / published1945 Sept. 9.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Aerial Ph.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,484 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-158511

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