First Korean School, Silver Spring, Maryland. Photo by Carl Fleischhauer, 1982. American Folklife Center
This preserved scene shows A female teacher stands next to a boy at a chalkboard covered with Korean characters. The boy holds a piece of chalk against the board and looks toward the teacher. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: First Korean School, Silver Spring, Maryland. Photo by Carl Fleischhauer, 1982. American Folklife Center
This preserved scene shows A female teacher stands next to a boy at a chalkboard covered with Korean characters. The boy holds a piece of chalk against the board and looks toward the teacher. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: First Korean School, Silver Spring, Maryland. Photo by Carl Fleischhauer, 1982. American Folklife Center
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
Image: Library of Congress | View original catalog record
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