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Title: View of old rail bridges from the Han Highway Bridge at Seoul
Creator: Williams, Hanson A., Jr., 1928-2009
Date Created and/or Issued: 1952
Publication Information: Pepperdine University Libraries
The Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr. [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Institution: Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives
Collection: The 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: Distant view of the damaged Han River railroad bridge at Seoul, shot from across the rebuilt highway bridge. Hundreds of Koreans had died on this spot on June 27, 1950--two days into the war--when South Korean forces blew up the road bridge to slow the advancing North Koreans. Tragically, hundreds of refugees crossing the bridge perished in the explosion or drowned.
complete;
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: wil02089.tif
http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15730coll5/id/2049
Subject: War
War damage
Railroad bridges
Bridges
Rivers
Korean War, 1950-1953
Korea (South)
University Archives
Source: Hanson A. Williams, Jr. Collection of Photographs and Negatives 0017: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8r78g0k
Black and white negative, 2.25 x 2.25 inches;
Relation: The Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr
Sub-series 1.5: Scenic

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