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Vintage 1970s Korea U.S. Air Force Officer Korean Girl Hanbok Photo 5x4

About this piece

Original vintage black-and-white portrait showing a uniformed U.S. Air Force officer posing with a young Korean girl wearing a traditional hanbok. The photograph appears to have been taken during a formal dinner, cultural exchange, reception, or community event in South Korea.

The officer and child are not identified. The image provides a warm and well-composed record of interaction between American military personnel and the Korean community during the late 1970s.

Measures approximately 5" × 4". From an estate photo album associated with U.S. Air Force officer Patricia J. Harrington and the 51st Composite Wing at Osan Air Base. Original period photograph with light age-related wear.