"To Rev. Dr. Wm. E. Griffis; with respect and compliments of Saito Shinichiro (vice minister of Japan in Korea) Seoul Corea; April '95." "One of my most promising students; born in the earthquake of 1835."
Creator
Photographer: Gyokusendo
Source
William Elliot Griffis Collection (MC 1015); Special Collections and University Archives; Rutgers University Libraries.
The North Gate of Seoul was one of the Eight Gates in the Fortress Wall of Seoul that was built in 1396 in the Joseon Dynasty. It was called Sukjeongmun or Bukdaemun. Bukdaemun literally translates to Great North Gate.
Creator
Photographer unknown.
Source
William Elliot Griffis Collection (MC 1015); Special Collections and University Archives; Rutgers University Libraries.