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Title
Shoeshine boys on a city street
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 shoeshine boy sits on his kit. 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
a60bc854-7626-4ee7-831c-0f5523070013
https://pepperdine.quartexcollections.com/documents/detail/4272
https://images.quartexcollections.com/pepperdine/thumbnails/preview/a60bc854-7626-4ee7-831c-0f5523070013
0017-b06f19-0004
Subject
People
Boys
Shoe shiners
Korean War, 1950-1953
Korea (South)
War
Source
Hanson A. Williams, Jr. Collection of Photographs and Negatives 0017

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