Jun Min-jo's historical photographs
editIn 2014, photographer Jun Min-jo (Korean: 전민조) donated the rights to over 40,000 photographs to the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History. This is a selection of some of the photographs released by the museum under a Korea Open Government License (KOGL).
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Juan-dong, Incheon attacked with tear gas (May 10, 1987)
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Journalist captures the funeral of Park Chung Hee (November 3, 1979)
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Photojournalist waiting in front of the Seoul District Court (July 7, 1972)
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Photojournalists competing for coverage (February 25, 1980)
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Dong-a Ilbo journalist working late at night (January 14, 1977)
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Sleeping Dong-a Ilbo reporter (August 14, 1984)
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Journalists scanning through the paper (May 17, 1974)
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The 'Resolution to Protect the Democratic Press' at the Hankook Ilbo headquarters (October 25, 1974)
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The Dong-a Ilbo with a blank advertising section following pressure from the Park Chung-hee government on advertisers to drop the newspaper (January 23, 1975)
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KBS journalists on strike (April 17, 1990)
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The Korean climbing team two months before an avalanche killed 15 climbers, including 4 Koreans on Manaslu (February 1, 1972)
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Actress Bang Seong-ja standing before the court (June 14, 1972)
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Pickpocketing gang at Dongincheon station caught on camera (July, 1972)
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North Korean sailors returning home at Panmunjom (July 3, 1978)
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Paratroopers entering Masan to suppress democracy protests (October 20, 1979)
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Noh Youngmoon and Lee Jaewoong arriving in Los Angeles, California (August 6, 1980)
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Wait and see strategy at Yonsei University (January 13, 1981)
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Boy nervously greets police officer after his family was killed in the Uiryeong Massacre (June 14, 1982)
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Boy grieves the death of his family (June 14, 1982)
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Camping outside the KBS office following the Finding Dispersed Families program (July 10, 1983)
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Sit-in at the US Cultural Center in Seoul (May 23, 1985)
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Protest at Daewoo Apparel (June 26, 1985)
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Convention of the New Korean Democratic Party (August 1, 1985)
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For a society not oppressed (1987)
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The Presidential Truth Commission on Suspicious Deaths (February 9, 1989)
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Farmer in tears during a protest of American beef imports (July 18, 1988)
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Massive housing complex on the outskirts of Seoul built by residents evicted during slum clearance. The site had no running water, sewage, or electricity. (July 5, 1971)
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Farmer plows his field in front of a row of newly built apartments. The farmer sold his land in Apgujeong-dong and this was his last year farming (April 20, 1978)
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Newly developed Jamsil-dong on July 2, 1978
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Bus station in Jamsil-dong (March 24, 1976)
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Medicine hawkers at the Gangnam Express Bus Terminal]] (1976)
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Worker resting in front of a row of highrises under construction in Gwanggyo-dong, Seoul (December 14, 1969)
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The Cheonggye expressway in Seoul, now the Cheonggyecheon (May 20, 1972)
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Traffic congestion at Gwanghwamun in Seoul (May 14, 1980)
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Bus conductor grabbing the handle of the bus and pushing a passenger onto the bus in pain (November 2, 1976)
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Jonggak station in Seoul (December 5, 1977)
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Seollal crowds at Seoul Station (February 1, 1978)
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Jaywalkers in Dongdaemun District, Seoul (October 18, 1975)
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Hakwon Boulevard in the Jongno District of Seoul (July 24, 1971)
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Flooding in Seoul on August 19, 1972 that killed hundreds
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Ice fishing in the Han River (January 6, 1977)
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Danginlee power plant in the Mapo District of Seoul (January 17, 1980)
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A crowd of hikers at Bukhansan (October 9, 1972)
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Country road in Andong (1984)
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Farmer with his companion in Namwon (1982)
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Dancing farmers in Jangsu County (1970)
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Housewives in Namwon (1982)
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Harvest in Iksan (1986)
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Cattle market in Hongseong County (2008)
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Men eating in a sarangbang in Imsil County (1986)
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Campaign rally for Kim Il-yoon in Dalseong County (1984)
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Dokdo (September 28, 1981)
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West islet of Dokdo (September 28, 1981)
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Child smiling on Daemado island, Jindo County. He asks "Are you filming a movie, Mister?" (October 9, 1972)
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Yeonhwado Island, Tongyeong (October 7, 1971)
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Jodo island, Jindo County (October 11, 1972)
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Hataedo island, Sinan County, South Jeolla Province (October 2, 1972)
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Somado island, Jindo County (October 9, 1972)
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Saryang island, Tongyeong (September 27, 1971)
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Ogokdo island, Tongyeong (April 28, 1981)
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Seongnamdo, Jindo County (October 6, 1972)
Miscellaneous finds
editNotable people
editThe first three were pulled from Creative Commons licensed YouTube videos. The remainder were taken by William Bronston in 1981 while working for the California Department of Rehabilitation.
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Marx scholar Michael Heinrich
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Michael Heinrich again
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Disability rights activist Judith Heumann
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Kare Anderson
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Then California state senator Tom Bates who would later be the mayor of Berkeley
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Vocalist Danny O'Keefe
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Eileen Luna
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Owen Marron
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Pastor Cecil Williams
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Disability rights activist Ed Roberts
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Tony Apolloni
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Ed Roberts again
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California Governor Jerry Brown
Book covers
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Cover of Women Philosophers in the Long Nineteenth Century, edited by Dalia Nassar and Kristin Gjesdal
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Cover of the 2014 edition of Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat
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Older cover of Settlers