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MC-0264

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Historical photo
Approx Year:
1954
Location:
Korea
Source:
etsy vendor

Photo Details

ARCHIVE DESCRIPTION:
This black and white photograph shows a rural landscape with terraced fields, bare trees, and scattered buildings. The terrain appears hilly with small agricultural plots, some flooded or waterlogged, possibly for rice cultivation. The scene is taken from an elevated vantage point looking down over the valley.

VISIBLE CLUES:
- Terraced farmland with distinct flooded sections
- Bare trees indicating a season like late fall or winter
- Small simple structures or farm buildings in the midground
- Hilly terrain with some brush and smaller trees in the foreground
- Photograph is monochrome, possibly an older image or taken with black and white film

POSSIBLE ERA / LOCATION CLUES:
- The terraced wet fields suggest East or Southeast Asia, common in countries relying on rice agriculture
- Style of farming and buildings may indicate a mid-20th century or earlier time frame, but uncertain without further context
- in a collection of Korea photo
- Back says 'Two Koreans working in the paddies'
- Same scene as MC - 0256, slightly difference viewpoint.

SEARCH TAGS:
terraced farmland, rice fields, rural landscape, monochrome photo, hills, agriculture, bare trees, historical photo, East Asia, Southeast Asia, unknown location, Korea

Submitted: 2026-06-03 13:00:43

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