North Korean soldiers taken by U.S. Marines during the fighting for Yong Dong
North Korean soldiers taken by U.S. Marines during the fighting for Yong Dong
Usage conditions apply
- Description
- Carl Mydans was coming to the end of his assignment as TIME-LIFE bureau chief in Tokyo when North Korea decided to invade South Korea. After he returned home to the United States, LIFE quickly sent him back to Asia to cover the conflict. Mydans followed a battalion of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division in its mission to strenghten the American defense line near Yong Dong.
- In this image, communist prisoners, stripped down to their underwear, are marched to the rear by Marine guards after a battle. The prisoners are marched through the fields, while some of the guards walk on the road above them.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- photograph
- Date made
- 1950
- photographer
- Mydans, Carl
- place made
- Korea
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 9 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 24.13 cm
- ID Number
- 2005.0228.135
- accession number
- 2005.0228
- catalog number
- 2005.0228.135
- Credit Line
- Estate of Carl Mydans
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Photographic History
- Photography
- Carl Mydans
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
Nominate this object for photography.
Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.
If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.
Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. We apologize for the interruption. If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. If you require a personal response, please use our Contact page.
