DescriptionExpresses inability to provide a photograph of the construction of the first railway in Korea. Provides a photographs of Koreans working in mines and Koreans riding the first railway. Includes historical information about the first railway (e.g. the King of Seoul watching the construction, railway workers earning 35 cents/day, etc.).
NoteSeoul-Chemulpo R.R. --handwritten by Griffis on the back of the third page
NoteThis project was funded by a grant from the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, Seoul, Korea.
NoteYoungmee Yu Cho and Sungmin Park are responsible for the transcription and annotation of the letters.
Name: Inventory to the William Elliot Griffis Collection (East Asia), 1859-1928
Detail: The items in this record are part of the William Elliot Griffis Collection. A finding aid with information about the contents of the collection is available online.
CollectionKorea letters and manuscripts in the William Elliot Griffis collection
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