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Title
Traditional funeral procession, Korea, ca.1920-1940
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1920/1940
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Divinity.Library@yale.edu
Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Description
"Un grand enterrement païen en Corée. Great pagan funerals in Corea." A traditional Korean funeral procession of a notable person is depicted on a road in the countryside. A long line of pallbearers march along with the decorated bier. People line the route to watch and pay their respects. The name of the publisher, "Missions-Etrangères de Paris, 128 rue du Bac." is printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
Type
image
Format
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm
photographs
Identifier
impa-yds-rg101-043-0000-0110.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-84097
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-yds-rg101-043-0000-0110.jpg
Subject
Religious practice
Customs and traditions
General views
Time Period
1920/1940
Place
Asia
Korea
Source
IMP/YDS/RG101/043/0000/0110 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Missionary Postcard Collection
Photographs from the Yale Divinity School Library, New Haven, Connecticut, ca.1880-1950
Yale Divinity Library Special Collections
image/tiff
impa-m980

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