러일전쟁시기에 종군기자 잭 런던이 찍은 조선의 사진들 2

Title	Korea
Call Number	JLP 447 Alb. 9
Date	approximately 1900
Description	Album is bound in textured black material. The number "9" is embossed in gold in the center of the cover. Number "9" is also affixed to spine with glue.Contains photographs taken by Jack London while on assignment to cover the Russo-Japanese War.

Notes	Slight wear on spine. The photographs in this album appear to be for the most part commercially produced for tourist trade and sale to newspapers. Not taken by London.
Physical Description	1 photograph album; 100 pages; 18 x 26 cm
Subject	London, Jack, 1876-1916. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905. War correspondents.
Genre	Photograph albums. (aat)

Department	The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department
Physical Collection	Jack London Collection
Digital Collection	Jack London Photographs and Negatives, Huntington Digital Library
Finding Aid/Guide to Collection	http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf8q2nb2xs

잭 런던은 샌프란시스코 이그제미너의 러일전쟁 취재요청에 응해서 증기선을 타고 (1) 일본 잠입 취재 (2) 부산 일본 전진기지 잠입취재 (3) 조선 제물포 잠입취재등 무려 7년여에 걸처 3차례를 일본과 조선을 방문하여 취재를 합니다. 취재기간 동안 일본군의 명령을 어겨가면서도 나름데로 구석구석 취재를 했습니다. 그 덕에 일본군에게 2번씩이나 체포되고 구금되어 루즈벨트 대통령이 외교적으로 손을 써서 풀려나기 까지 했지요. 더군다나 잭런던은 샌프란시스코 만 건너편 유시 버클리 옆동네 오클랜드에 본부를 둔 미국 사회주의 단체의 창설자중에 한명이기도 합니다. 그 단체는 미국 공산당의 모체가 된 단체입니다. 잭런던의 취재는 객관성을 가지고 단순 취재를 했다고 봐야 합니다.
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잭 런던(Jack London)은 1876년에 샌프란시스코에서 친부의 낙태권유를 뚫고 태어납니다. 엄마는 플로라 웰맨(Flora Wellman)으로 팬실바니아 커넬을 만든 마샬 웰맨의 막내딸로 골드러쉬로 샌프란시스코에서 와서 성공을 거둔 여장부입니다. 잭 런던의 친부는 윌리럼 체니(William Chaney)인데 1906년 대지진때 기록이 소실되어 법적으로도 부부였는지는 알수가 없습니다. 엄마가 존 런던과 재혼하여 양부의 성을 따르게 되었습니다. 잭 런던이 유시 버클리 대학생 시절에는 친부 윌리럼 체니가 생부임을 부정하는 편지로 상처를 입고 대학을 때려치우고 금광탐험을 하여 성공합니다.
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잭 런던이 쓴 유명한 소설로는 'The Call of the Wild', 'White Fang', 'The Sea-Wolf', 'The Iron Heel', 'Martin Eden' 등이 있습니다. 소노마 카운티에 아름다운 농장을 소유했지만 수많은 여행에서 얻은 각종 질병과 술병으로 1916년 12월 22일 조용히 숨을 거두었습니다. 많은 논평가들이 잭 런던이 자살했네 어쩌네 하는데 그건 다 뻥입니다. 또 가난했다고 뻥도 치는데 그것도 거짓말입니다. 금광으로 거부가 되엇고 자신의 재산을 동물구호 운동과 사회주의 활동에 기부하여 오클랜드가 미국 공산주의의 메카로 만든 사람입니다.
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Jack London (1876-1916) was an American author best known for his fiction about California, Alaska, and the Pacific. His novel The Call of the Wild is among the most internationally popular works by an American. An autodidact, he directed his thirst for knowledge toward several passions, including sailing, ranching, and photography. He traveled widely, to Hawaii and throughout the South Pacific, through California, Oregon, Nevada, to Korea during the Russo-Japanese war, Mexico during the Mexican Civil War, and London, England, experiences which are reflected in his writing and his photographs.

1904년 잭 런던은 러일전쟁을 취재하기 위해 증기선을 타고 하와이 일본을 거처 한국 인천 제물포항으로 들어와 수백장의 사진을 남겼다. 이 사진들은 골동품이 되어 흘러 흘러 다니다가 영국에서 발견되어 한 얼론사 자료실에 보관되어 정리되어 있다.

p. 1 - Korean general of army in uniform.A man with a sparse mustache and beard wearing formal dress and a "samo" style hat, poses for camera. He sits next to a small table with an arrangement of flowers and decorative items on it.

p. 2 - Group portrait of four men, the two on either end sitting, the two in middle stand. From left to right, two men wearing white robes and "jeongjagwan" style hats, a man in Western style dress holding a cane and bowler hat, and a man in formal attire. on the far left is a small table with an arrangement of decorative objects on it.

p. 3 - Portrait of three men, two sitting, one standing. All three wear traditional white clothing. Each wears a different style hat, from left to right: "jangbogwan" "gat" and "jeongjagwan. A decorative backdrop behind them, a potted tree stands in the center of the group.

p. 4 - Two men sit on either side of a small table with a potted plant on top. Each sits with one knee bent and crossed over the other, both wear traditional white clothing. The man on the left wears a "jeongjagwan" hat and holds a pair of glasses on his lap. The man on the right,wears a "jangbogwan" style hat.

p. 5 - Portrait of two young men and a boy, all three wear traditional white clothing. The young man on the left is standing and wears a "jeongjagwan" style hat. The boy stands in the middle, and the other young man sits, also wearing a "jeongjagwan." on the left is a potted tree, behind them a decorative backdrop.

p. 6 - Portrait of a man sitting on a chair beside a potted plant. To his right is a table with a potted plant and pair of glasses on it. He wears traditional Korean clothing and a black "jangbogwan style hat.

p. 7 - Korea priest. Portrait of a man sitting with hands together in prayer. He wears a black hat, beads around his neck, and a cloth bag over one shoulder. Beside him is a potted tree and a table with books and a vase on it.

p. 8 - Korean official. Portrait of three men, two sitting, one standing. All three wear traditional white clothing. Each wears a different style hat, from left to right: "jangbogwan" "gat" and "jeongjagwan. A decorative backdrop behind them, a potted tree stands in the center of the group.

p. 9 - Yangban. Portrait of a man standing with hands clasped in front of him. He wears traditional attire of Korean "yangban" or government official, and a black "gat" hat which ties below his neck. Beside him is a potted tree and a table with a vase and book on it.

p. 10 - Korean group. Group portrait of three men standing in various traditional Korean attire. The man in center wears a white robe and a "jeongjagwan" style hat. The men on either side wear more complex and colorful robes and official hats. A floral backdrop is behind them to the right, the man on the left holds a staff which he rests on a chair beside him.

p. 11 - Eunuch of palace. Portrait of a young man sitting amid several potted plants and an ornate backdrop. He wears traditional white clothing and a "jeongjagwan" style hat.

p. 12 - High official. Portrait of a man from the chest up. He wears traditional white Korean clothing and a "samo" style black hat. Behind him is a surface painted with Korean figures and characters.

p. 13 - Korean nobleman. Mayor of a province. Portrait of three men. The man in center wears an ornate, traditional Korean costume with a "geum-gwan" style hat. The young man on the left stands slightly behind him, wearing no hat. The man on the right wears white and a black "gat" on his head. A floral backdrop hangs to the right behind them.

p. 14 - Two children stand side by side, wearing shabby clothing. one carries a bundle in his head, the other a tray. They stand in front of a stone wall with thatched roof.

p. 15 - Children gambling. Three children crouch on the dirt ground, playing a game. A large group of children stand behind them watching. one child on the right throws something in the air with one hand, and in the other holds some kind of wooden toy or contraption. In the background is a wooden building with children's drawings on the side.

p. 16 - Three young children stand in the street. The one in center carries a potted plant on his/her head. Two look towards camera. Behind them is a brick wall and a doorway.

p. 17 - Korean boys. A group of boys stands in two rows. Three in the front row carry trays for street peddling held by straps around their necks. Behind them is a young man in a Western style suit and tie. In the background, a cloth backdrop and flower arrangement.

p. 18 - Schoolmaster. Portrait of a teacher and students. The teacher wears traditional white Korean attire and a "jeongjagwan" style hat. Four children sit around him on a rug, each writing on paper. A low table sits in the center.

p. 19 - Gambling. A group of adults and children sit outside on the ground, playing a game. one young man stands to the right and points at game. one of the children carries a woven basket on his back. They sit in front of a stone house with a thatched roof.

p. 20 - Candy vendor. Staged portrait of a child wearing a tray for street peddling on a strap around his neck. He holds a scissors in one hand. on the ground around him are rock and grass props.

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