Celebration of opening railway line from Seoul to Fusan, Chosen (Korea) – Historic Print
(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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Celebration of opening railway line from Seoul to Fusan, Chosen (Korea) comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Celebration of opening railway line from Seoul to Fusan, Chosen (Korea)
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The rail line joining Seoul with Fusan, the southern port now called Busan, was built largely under Japanese supervision during the years of Japan's control over Korea. Its through route was completed in 1905, and it linked the peninsula's capital with its main southern gateway. The Japanese flags noted on the caption card point to an official, state-style celebration rather than a local gathering. The record marks its date of December 12, 1919, as unverified, so viewers should treat that date as a cataloger's note and check it against the line's known opening.
| Created / published | c1919 Dec. 12. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | J238334 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by the Keystone View Co. No. 23718. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Geogr.; Flags--Japan; Railroads. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,403 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-146179 |
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