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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Mowry Family Photographs 1909-1940
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2010.04
- Creators:
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Mowry, Eli, 1880-1970
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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151 Photographsblack and white silver gelatin prints
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
One hundred fifty one photographic prints and postcards, compiled by the family of Eil Mowry during their residence in Pyongyang between 1909 and 1940. Photographs were taken mostly by Eli Mowry and son David Mowry, although a number of the photographs apparently derive from commercial sources. Prints are primarily black and white silver gelatin prints, with a small number of commercial postcards. Subjects include personal photographs of family and friends, the foreign compound, church and school activities, views of Pyongyang, Korean scenes, life and customs. Many photographs are considerably damaged due to a house fire in the 1980s.
Scope and Contents
마우리 목사는 미국 오하이오주 출신으로 1909년 북장로파 선교사로 한국에 왔다. 평양 숭실학교 교장 및 숭실대학[현 숭실대학의 전신]에서 5대 학장을 지내며 학생들을 가르쳤다. 일제치하 신사참배를 거부하였고, 학생들에게 민족주의 사상을 심어주었다. 항일운동을 하는 학생들을 자신의 집에 숨겨주고 목숨을 구해주었으며, 이 일로 일본 경찰에 체포되어[1919년 4월 11일] 옥고를 치르기도 하였다. 평양의 장대현 장로교회에서 남성 성가대[찬양대]를 조직하여 지휘자로 활동함으로써 양악 전파에 기여하기도 하였다. 1968년 대한민국 정부로부터 건국훈장을 수상하였다.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Photographs are numbered individually with no attempt to organize by subject.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Reverend Eli Mowry was a Presbyterian missionary and educator, originally from Ohio. In 1909 he moved to Pyongyang with his family, where they lived until 1941. Mowry eventually became head of Soongsil Academy, which was eventually to become Soongsil University. In 1919 Eli Mowry was arrested by Japanese authorities for harboring anti-Japanese student protesters. His incarceration and trial became an international incident. In 1950, Mowry was awarded the Decoration of Honor, Third Order, from the Republic of Korea. In 1968, he and his wife Lois received an additional special citation from the Korean government.
Administration
Custodial History
Gift of Miriam Stein, 2010
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Collection is open for research.
Citation
Mowry Family Photographs of Korea, FSA.A2010.04. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Miriam Stein, 2010.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
FSA A2010.04
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Missions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Christian education | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Korea | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Pyongyang (Korea) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Postcards | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs -- 1900-1950 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013
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