Korea in the 1960s 94 photos

Liberation and war, rebuilding and industrialization, the Olympics and the World Cup: Korea's streets, people and scenes, grouped by era and theme. Only photos taken in Korea and published on Wikimedia Commons under free licenses (CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA, public domain or KOGL Type 1) are shown, each with its author and license. New photos are added every week.

1960s · Revolution and the Start of Industrialization →

Historical photo archive

Liberation and a new republic (1945–49) · The Korean War (1950–53) · Postwar Korea in the 1950s · Korea in the 1970s · Korea in the 1980s · Korea in the 1990s · Korea in the 2000s · Korea in the 2010s · Old Seoul streets · Seoul 1988 Olympics · 2002 World Cup and Red Devils street cheering · Trams, trains, the Pony and the Gyeongbu Expressway · Cheonggyecheon and its old overpass · Markets and street stalls · Korean school uniforms · Dosirak lunch boxes · Phone booths & rotary phones · Street snacks: tteokbokki, dalgona & more · Traditional games: yut, jegi, ttakji