One wheeled cart of a Korean General of the old regime, Seoul, Korea – Antique Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with One wheeled cart of a Korean General of the old regime, Seoul, Korea, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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One wheeled cart of a Korean General of the old regime, Seoul, Korea
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A single-wheeled cart in Seoul around 1904 sets this stereograph apart from the other street scenes of the period. The caption names the figure as a general of the old regime, but that detail comes from an unverified caption card, so it is worth treating with caution. By the early 1900s Seoul was the capital of the Korean Empire, and Underwood & Underwood, the American firm that issued the card, sold stereographs of distant places to home viewers who saw them in three dimensions through a stereoscope. Carts like this one, a wooden frame carried on a single wheel, moved goods through the city's streets, so the picture shows everyday transport as well as rank.
| Created / published | c1904. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Geogr.; Transportation; Carts. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,368 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-146053 |
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