Monday, November 21, 2005

Name that year.



These are Japanese imperial troops marching through Inchon [inch'ŏn]. In what year was this photo taken?
A. 1884
B. 1894
C. 1904
D. 1914
E. 1924

4 comments:

  1. Actually, I am leaning towards 1914, looking at that building and the rifles...

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  2. The answer is 1894.

    These were troops marching into Korea to face the Chinese troops.

    I posted this picture because I had read in one too many places about how Korea had not gone through any modernization and it was a sea of thatched roof homes and tiled traditional buildings.

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  3. Marmot at the Marmot's Hole has posted some recent photos of these places here.

    The building in my first photo appears to be former Inchon office of Nippon Yusen.

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