Russian Legation, Seoul, Korea, 1896 – Vintage 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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A window into the past: Russian Legation, Seoul, Korea, 1896, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Russian Legation, Seoul, Korea, 1896
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Few places in Seoul carried more weight in 1896 than the Russian Legation, where King Gojong took refuge that February after leaving his palace. Foreign legations of this kind sat at the center of the contest among Japan, China, and Russia over Korea, and the king's stay of roughly a year there reshaped the government in Seoul. The caption card for this view is old and unverified, so the details it lists, such as statues, gates, and palaces, should be read as likely subjects rather than confirmed contents.
| Created / published | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | John Barrett Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Statues; Turtles; Palaces; Gates; River landings; Churches--Pagodas; Architecture--Korea. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,162 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-146263 |
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