pwt 08 2016 kimch’aek after the war : north korean snapshots

PWT-8 2016 CONTENTS :North Korean Pictures 1-8

WEEKLY TRANSMISSION N°8 THURSDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2016

KIMCH’AEK AFTER THE WAR : NORTH KOREAN SNAPSHOTS

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N°7 : North Korea

Kimch’aek, formerly Sŏngjin also spelled Kim Ch’aek, city, NorthHamgyŏng do (province), eastern North Korea. It is on the estuaryof the Namdae River, along the East Sea (Sea of Japan). Protected bypromontories, it has a good natural harbour and is a port city.Formerly a poor fishing village, it began to develop when it becamean open port in 1899, exporting agricultural and marine products,oxhide, and forest products. Since the 1930s it has become an industrial city with theexploitation of nearby mineral deposits. Iron industries, magnesiumprocessing, and marble working are carried on. The city’s name was changed to Kimch’aek in 1952 in memory ofthe commander of the North Korean army who died during theKorean War. Kimch’aek Polytechnic Institute is located there. Pop.(2008) 155,284.

(Encyclopædia Britannica)

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RUSSIAN PHOTOGRAPHER. North Korean Snapshot, 1950s. Vintage silver print on Sovietpaper, 120x170 mm, annotated in Russian, verso : “Kimch’aek”. 100 euros

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