Faculty and staff of Taegu Light House, Taegu, Korea

Print, Photographic

Accession Number: 2009.24.16.158

Description: Black-and-white glossy. Eight men and four women stand in the doorway of the Taegu Light House to pose for a group picture. The men are wearing business suits, and the women are wearing nice blouses with skirts. Above them on both sides are windows and plaques with Korean characters. The door is in the middle of the picture behind them, and centered above the door is a sign which says "Taegu Light House" in Korean and English. Reverse: typewritten on an attached thin piece of paper, "U.S. Army Photo -- 12 March 1953. Shown here are 12 of the 18 faculty members of the Taegu Light House, Taegu's school for deaf and blind. At the extreme left of the bottom row is the vide Principal, Mr. Pak Yung Sang. Next to him in the front row is the principal, Mr. Lee Yung Shik. Photographer - Pvt John Houston 226 Sig Sv Co. Staff distribution only. Not for publication unless released by FEC-PIO. Submitted by Kellogg A. Wells, CI&E-PIO Officer, UNCACK."

Medium: Photographic Paper

Print Size: 4" (h) x 5" (w)

Date: 1953

Photographer: Houston, John

History/Provenance: Received with John Milton Society for the Blind (JMS) records from the American Foundation for the Blind.

Credit Line: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection, 2009.24

Subjects: Buildings Group portraits Korea (South) School principals School superintendents Schools for the blind and visually impaired Schools for the deaf