Trams, trains, the Pony and the Gyeongbu Expressway 6 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.

1963년 서울시내 전차
1963년 서울시내 전차Photo: 서울특별시 · KOGL Type 1 · Wikimedia Commons
Bourdaret-EnCorée-p052b-crop
Bourdaret-EnCorée-p052b-cropPhoto: Émile Bourdaret · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Seoul, Korea October 1945 (4484318764)
Seoul, Korea October 1945 (4484318764)Photo: Don O'Brien from Piketon, Ohio, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Namdaemun in 1905
Namdaemun in 1905Photo: SillyPlatypus112 · No known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Seoul Korea 1899 Streetcar
Seoul Korea 1899 StreetcarPhoto: Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
3의사 유해 환국
3의사 유해 환국Photo: 경향신문 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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 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 · 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

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