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A rush to Jemulpo in 1891: Part 2

Ferries cross a river in the early 1900s. Robert Neff Collection With the riverboat gone and their porters refusing to continue to Jemulpo, where...

10.03.2025 10

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A rush to Jemulpo in 1891: Part 1

Traveling through the streets of Seoul in style in the late 19th or early 20th century / Robert Neff Collection On May 15, 1891, Bishop Daniel A....

09.03.2025 10

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Nagasaki Jack: the four-legged beachcomber

A view of Nagasaki in the late 19th century / Robert Neff Collection In the early summer of 1897, a dog named Jack became a well-known figure in...

04.03.2025 10

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Exporting the undesirables: A consular game

Yokohama, the entrance into Japan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries / Robert Neff Collection In the 19th century, the treaty ports in China,...

03.03.2025 10

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Swan hunt at Yongsan gone afoul: Part 1

The river port of Yongsan in the late 19th century / Robert Neff Collection Central Seoul’s busy Yongsan District, was one of the busiest ports on...

01.03.2025 10

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Swan hunt at Yongsan gone afoul: Part 2

For those unwilling to brave the cold, swans could be purchased in the market. Robert Neff Collection In mid-February 1889, two Presbyterian...

01.03.2025 20

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Swan hunt at Yongsan gone afoul: Part 2

For those unwilling to brave the cold, swans could be purchased in the market. Robert Neff Collection In mid-February 1889, two Presbyterian...

24.02.2025 20

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Swan hunt at Yongsan gone afoul: Part 1

The river port of Yongsan in the late 19th century / Robert Neff Collection Central Seoul’s busy Yongsan District, was one of the busiest ports on...

23.02.2025 20

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Cheating to Succeed

A group of Korean students gather around their teacher in the late 19th century. Robert Neff Collection In early 1882, an overheard conversation...

18.02.2025 10

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Wonsan: Where modern skiing began in Korea

A ski resort in Wonsan where skis were not the only form of transportation, circa 1930s / Robert Neff Collection While winter is often associated with...

16.02.2025 20

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Seoul in the early 1900s: Fighting and gambling

Pitching coins or marbles in the streets of Seoul circa 1900s / Robert Neff Collection When Count Peter Vay, a Hungarian diplomat and writer, visited...

10.02.2025 30

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Bigamy and trial marriages

A Korean wedding circa 1900 / Robert Neff Collection In the past, more so than today, small hometown newspapers were often filled with gossip, the...

10.02.2025 10

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Letters from the Past: Fred Dustin's snapshot of Jeju Island in 1975

An American hunter on Jeju Island in the late 1950s / Robert Neff Collection Old letters are treasured windows into the past. They lack the brutal...

12.01.2025 30

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Italian prospector sails into Korea's tempest of 1885

Jemulpo in the early 1900s / Courtesy of Diane Nars Collection On Nov. 25, 1885, Signor Luigi sailed into Jemulpo (modern Incheon) harbor aboard...

01.01.2025 10

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Hulbert’s gift to Korea

Hwangwonjeong Pavilion and Geoncheong at Gyeongbok Palace in December 2012 / Robert Neff Collection Homer Hulbert arrived in Jemulpo (now part of...

01.01.2025 10

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Hulbert's gift to Korea

Hwangwonjeong Pavilion and Geoncheong at Gyeongbok Palace in December 2012 / Robert Neff Collection Homer Hulbert arrived in Jemulpo (now part of...

26.12.2024 10

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Italian prospector sails into Korea's tempest of 1885

Jemulpo in the early 1900s / Courtesy of Diane Nars Collection On Nov. 25, 1885, Signor Luigi sailed into Jemulpo (modern Incheon) harbor aboard...

16.12.2024 9

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John Andrew Clinton: A knife's legacy in 19th century Korea

Jemulpo harbor in the late 19th or early 20th century / Courtesy of Diane Nars Collection The keys that unlock the past are often humble items —...

09.12.2024 7

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Rolling through time: A history of bowling in Korea

A 19th century bowling alley in the United States / Spalding Athletic Library December 1892 “From time immemorial the sport of bowling has held a...

30.11.2024 9

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