Seoul's Olympic Swimming Pool. In the foreground is the 50 metre racing pool, and beyond is the ...

Accession Number MELJ0237
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Maker Meldrum, Donald Albert (Tim)
Place made Korea: Seoul
Date made 14 July 1954
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Seoul's Olympic Swimming Pool. In the foreground is the 50 metre racing pool, and beyond is the diving and water polo with a concrete diving tower. The surrounding grandstands are just bare concrete. The wooden seats were looted to rebuild homes destroyed during the fighting.

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