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Title
Truck parked at political rally in front of the capitol building in Seoul
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 truck adorned with banners appears in the foreground during a political demonstration or rally on the steps of the Government-General Building in Seoul. 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
dd475b5f-46cd-46fd-9437-79137e7fd501
https://pepperdine.quartexcollections.com/documents/detail/4830
https://images.quartexcollections.com/pepperdine/thumbnails/preview/dd475b5f-46cd-46fd-9437-79137e7fd501
0017-b11f11-0006
Subject
Seoul (Korea)
Korea (South)
Korean War, 1950-1953
Political parades & rallies
Banners
Political participation
Demonstrations
Activists
People
Pickup trucks
War
Source
Hanson A. Williams, Jr. Collection of Photographs and Negatives 0017

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