Old Photos of Hannam-dong

by Robert Koehler on May 13, 2009

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1 BMorgan May 14, 2009 at 1:09 am: These photos brought back a lot of memories for me of the old times, but I have doubts in this time and age that they have not been photo-shopped or edited in any way.
The reason being is that for love of Jesus, I could not sp0t one single white person in a hanbok in any of the photos. which as most of us will remember from the 80s at least in my experience, was quite a common occurrence.
These days Mormon missionaries wear western clothing such as suits and such.
2 DLBarch May 14, 2009 at 3:58 am: Robert,

Your ability to find and share these kinds of photos is phenomenal. Really, truly fantastic.

I actually find the photos of 1960s and 1970s Korea more interesting than the photos of old Chosun. It helps fill out a more complete appreciation of what an extraordinary accomplishment Korea’s economic development has been.

Excellent job!

DLB