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Marie Ann Han Yoo

A young man walking on an unpaved country road with a load of rice straw on his back stops to gaze at Yoo's camera.

A noodle maker works in Seoul's Namdaemun market. Above him is a sign written in Chinese characters, more common during that time period than the Korean hangul writing style.

A young girl sits along the Han River wearing a hanbok with colorful sleeves, an emblematic style for young girls during the time period. Beside her sits a student, wearing the obligatory black uniform and cap.

Wandering through Seoul’s chaotic Namdaemun market, Yoo photographed vendors selling fabrics, produce, and dry noodles to shoppers passing by.

Laundry day along the Han River in the South Korean countryside was a social event, with families gathering on the rocks as they lay their clothes out to dry.

Marie Ann Han Yoo poses with her camera during her travels in 1956-57. More than six decades later, she rediscovered her slides.

Korean Air Force pilots pose for a photograph in front of their plane.

Three harabojis (grandfathers) pose in fine white clothes, horsehair hats and round eyeglasses. Marie Ann Han Yoo photographed scenes of everyday urban and rural life during a 1956-57 trip to South Korea.

Brightly painted buses stop for passengers in Seoul. During a 1956-57 trip to South Korea, Marie Ann Han Yoo took rare color photographs of postwar life in the country.