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[Aerial views of Keijo, Korea] – Historic Reproduction

[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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of [Aerial views of Keijo, Korea]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Aerial views of Keijo, Korea]

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Keijo was the Japanese colonial name for Seoul, the Korean capital, which Japan had ruled since 1910. This picture is dated September 9, 1945, about three weeks after Japan's surrender on August 15 and one day after U.S. forces began landing in Korea. The caption card is unverified and carries only the tags "BI" and "Aerial Ph.," so the photographer and purpose are not recorded. Even so, the overhead view captures the city's layout at the moment colonial administration was giving way to a new order.

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 scan1,536 × 1,526 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-158510

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