Collection: Willard Dickerman Straight and Early U.S.-Korea Diplomatic Relations, Cornell University Library

Title:

Date: ca. 1904

Place: Asia: South Korea; Seoul

Type: Portraits

Description: eMr. Min Younghwan (1861-1905, ), a righteous person who died for the cause of justice. He killed himself after a series of desperate protests at 6 AM, Nov. 30, 1905 upon the disgraceful signing of the 'Protectorate Treaty' on Nov. 18, 1905.e Source: Sajin uiro ponun tongnip undong (Independence Movement Through Pictures), 1996, v. 1, p. 56.

Inscription/Marks: Inscribed in pencil (in unknown hand) on verso: 'Japanese official also in picture of Roosevelt party at East Palace--5th from left in front row'

Identifier: 1260.64.19.07

Persistent URI: hdl.handle.net/1813.001/5xqt

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