Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Willard Straight
Identifier:
1260.57.71.02
Title:
[Firewood market scene]
Date:
ca. 1904
Type:
Photographs
Description:
Bullock or pony-drawn carts, loaded with firewood or grass for household fires, filing through the streets. Wood fagots were used as fuel for cooking and heating 'ondol', the traditional Korean underfloor heating system, which was contructed of brick or stone floors, covered with strong waxed paper.
Subject:
Wagons
Subject:
Cattle
Subject:
Firewood
Subject:
City views
Subject:
Working class
Subject:
Transportation
Subject:
Ponies
Subject:
Carts
Format:
Collodion print
Format:
Image: 2.9528 x 5.2362 in.
Format:
7.5 x 13.3 cm
Coverage:
Asia: South Korea
Source:
Willard Dickerman Straight papers, 1825-1925
Source:
Rare & Manuscript Collections: University Archives
Publisher:
Cornell University Library