‘Max Desfor was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his Korean War photograph, Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea, depicting Pyongyang residents and refugees crawling over a destroyed bridge across the Taedong River to escape the advancing Chinese Communist troops.’ Wikipedia AP Photo/Max Desfor http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/comments_remembering_the_korean_war_60.html

#OTD in 1950
‘Paratroopers of the #UnitedNations forces jump from aircraft near the North Korean towns of Sukchon and Sunchon (north of Pyongyang), about Oct. 20, 1950.’
#Photographer #MaxDesfor (1913-2018)
#KoreanWar #NorthKorea #paratroopers #blackandwhitephotography
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AP Photo/Max Desfor http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/comments_remembering_the_korean_war_60.html ‘Max Desfor was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his Korean War photograph, Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea, depicting Pyongyang residents and refugees crawling over a destroyed bridge across the Taedong River to escape the advancing Chinese Communist troops.’ Wikipedia

In #OCTOBER 1950
‘Paratroopers drop from U.S. Air Force C-119 transport planes during an operation over an undisclosed location in Korea, in October 1950.’
#Photographer #MaxDesfor (1913-2018)
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#KoreanWar #NorthKorea #paratroopers #blackandwhitephotography

‘Max Desfor was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his Korean War photograph, Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea, depicting Pyongyang residents and refugees crawling over a destroyed bridge across the Taedong River to escape the advancing Chinese Communist troops.’ Wikipedia

In #SEPTEMBER 1950
‘Koreans huddle in the street amid rubble and debris after fighting in Seoul, September 1950.
AP #Photographer Max Desfor (1913-2018 👉ALT)
#KoreanWar #Korea #Seoul #blackandwhitephotography #MaxDesfor

#KoreanWar #Korea #Seoul #USMC #blackandwhitephotography #MaxDesfor