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Korea in the 1980s 17 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.

63 Building 1984 01 — 63 Building 1984 01Photo: 서울사진아카이브 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

63 Building 1984 02 — 63 Building 1984 02Photo: 서울사진아카이브 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

63 Building 1984 04 — 63 Building 1984 04Photo: 서울사진아카이브 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

63 Building 1984 05 — 63 Building 1984 05Photo: 서울사진아카이브 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

63 Building 1984 03 — 63 Building 1984 03Photo: 서울사진아카이브 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

63 Building 1984 06 — 63 Building 1984 06Photo: 서울사진아카이브 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

63 Building 1984 08 — 63 Building 1984 08Photo: 서울사진아카이브 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

63 Building 1984 07 — 63 Building 1984 07Photo: 서울사진아카이브 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

63 Building 1984 09 — 63 Building 1984 09Photo: 서울사진아카이브 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

63 Building 1984 10 — 63 Building 1984 10Photo: 서울사진아카이브 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

63 Building 1984 11 — 63 Building 1984 11Photo: 서울사진아카이브 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

63 Building 1984 12 — 63 Building 1984 12Photo: 서울사진아카이브 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Korea-seoulbuse 1980~90s — Korea-seoulbuse 1980~90sPhoto: Vrok · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Yeom Bo-hyeon — Yeom Bo-hyeonPhoto: 서울역사박물관 · KOGL Type 1 · Wikimedia Commons

Deoksugung in 1988-2 — Deoksugung in 1988-2Photo: 서울특별시 · KOGL Type 1 · Wikimedia Commons

Deoksugung in 1988-1 — Deoksugung in 1988-1Photo: 서울특별시 · KOGL Type 1 · Wikimedia Commons

이한열 추모행진 집회 — 이한열 추모행진 집회Photo: 서울특별시 · KOGL Type 1 · Wikimedia Commons

1980s · Democratization and the Olympics →

Historical photo archive

Liberation and a new republic (1945–49) · The Korean War (1950–53) · Postwar Korea in the 1950s · Korea in the 1960s · Korea in the 1970s · 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

Sources

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under the license shown with each one. Click a photo to open its original file page.