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Title
Woman using mortar and pestle
Creator
Williams, Hanson A., Jr., 1928-2009
Date Created and/or Issued
1952
Publication Information
Pepperdine University Libraries
Contributing Institution
Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives
Collection
Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr
Rights Information
Copyright to photographs in this collection is retained by Pepperdine University. Images are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use images for publication should contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives.
Description
A woman uses a wooden pestle in a stone mortar to make rice flour. In addition to recording the war effort, Williams traveled to small towns, villages, and farms to capture the spirit, culture, and individual personalities of the Korean people, whose lives were dramatically affected by the war.
Type
image
Format
Photograph
Identifier
6e8fc3d5-c2a2-43f6-ae12-78e79782adbd
https://pepperdine.quartexcollections.com/documents/detail/4921
https://images.quartexcollections.com/pepperdine/thumbnails/preview/6e8fc3d5-c2a2-43f6-ae12-78e79782adbd
0017-b11f21-0008
Subject
People
Women
Agriculture
Home food processing
Rice
Korean War, 1950-1953
Korea (South)
War
Source
Hanson A. Williams, Jr. Collection of Photographs and Negatives 0017

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