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Title: Field laborers carrying barrels of human waste for rice fertilizer
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: Two men carry barrels containing human waste through a rice field. Human waste was a common fertilizer in rice cultivation in Korea. 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.
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Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: wil02380.tif
http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15730coll5/id/2437
Subject: War
People
Agriculture
Agricultural laborers
Lifting & carrying
Barrels
Feces
Rice paddies
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 photographic print, 8 x 10 inches;
Relation: The Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr
Sub-series 1.4: People

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