Photos of Korea (1962)

I recently acquired several hundred photos from Bill Sterrett, a former US GI in Korea, and we've been discussing them online. As it's been almost 50 years though, memories fade and we're trying to put the pieces together as best we can. Here's a bit more background information from Bill:

"I was US Army but assigned to KMAG Korean Military Advisory Group. We went on Diplomatic passports, were not armed and officers worked with Korean 2nd Army as advisors. Us grunts did paperwork. Assisting us were the KATUSA Korean Augmentation To US Army as translators and co-grunts. On weekends we could go to motor pool and check out a jeep. I often asked a KATUSA to join me and we drove around. One weekend I remember we traveled over 100 miles but did not leave the city."

To start this conversation off, here are some photos of Seoul and Daegu: http://www.koreabusinesscentral.com/photo/albums/korea-1962-01-cities

I'm curious if anyone recognizes the locations and can tell us what the current names of these neighborhood are.

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Permalink Reply by Ondrej Slechta on January 27, 2010 at 5:20am
The first pic was taken from Namsan facing Namdaemun (visible on the picture). You can see a similar view with the same mountain ridge at the background here

Regards
Ondrej
Permalink Reply by Steven S. Bammel on January 27, 2010 at 5:22am
Yes, indeed! That photo's a keeper. Thanks!!
Permalink Reply by stephanemot on January 28, 2010 at 11:36am
At first I thought the picture was taken from the SoongEui Women's College, but that's not a school in the foreground, and the angle of Sowol-gil* tells us the photographer may actually be standing on the platform where the Namsan Library is nowadays. The platform below could be now Baekbom Plaza (in honor of Kim Koo)

Thanks Steven for sharing this very nice series of pictures, of great quality (technically and regarding history)

* the winding road leading to Sungnyemun from the South, clearly visible on this picture. Parallel to it in the background (upper right corner), we can see Sejongno, its line of trees, and the former Japanese government building in stead of Gwanghwamun.
Permalink Reply by Steven S. Bammel on January 28, 2010 at 12:26pm
That's a great analysis. Thanks!
Permalink Reply by Andrew Choi on January 27, 2010 at 7:28am
wow that picture is amazing.... the development is incredible.
Permalink Reply by Don Southerton on January 27, 2010 at 11:19am
And I thought I was the only historian. :) Great work preserving Korea's recent past.
Permalink Reply by Bill Sterrett on January 27, 2010 at 12:57pm
Actually, just the tip of memories
Permalink Reply by Eun-Shil Park on December 15, 2010 at 4:27am

Well its my memories too Bill!!! thank you so much for sharing your pics!

 

I was born in 1970 in the area of Busan, Gimhae. I have seen so much details in your pics I just could only remember it in my thoughts about my past in Korea before I was adopted when I was almost 7 years old.

 

In my memories I do see the cherry trees, the stone fences around tradional houses covered with a sort of barbwire, the little children in the streets.....etc etc. too much to tell you.

 

I did show your pics to my ibyang-friends in the Netherlands who are all around the age of 40-45 years old. We were all crying....

 

Thx Bill for sharing the pics!

 

Eun-Shil

Permalink Reply by David Clark on January 27, 2010 at 12:19pm
Has there been any mention of the kind of camera and lens used?
Permalink Reply by Bill Sterrett on January 27, 2010 at 12:57pm
Petri 35MM one of several lenses, Kodachrom 64
Permalink Reply by David Clark on January 27, 2010 at 1:11pm
Interesting - thank you for sharing. Primarily using Canon, with limited use of Minolta, Pentax, Nikon, and Leica, I've yet to give Petri a try. Great shots.
Permalink Reply by Bill Sterrett on January 27, 2010 at 1:20pm
Correction. I should have said Pentax (from PX) My Petri was later

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