Title

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander for Allied Powers, (left) and Dr. Syngman Rhee, Korea's first President

Caption

Korea becomes an independant nation. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander for Allied Powers, (left) and Dr. Syngman Rhee, Korea's first President, warmly greet one another upon the General's arrival at Kimpo Air Force Base, at the invitation of President Rhee. The General and Mrs. MacArthur made the initial trip to Korea, to view an auspicious occasion which spelled freedom and independence for the first time in over 40 years

Date

1910

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A00_446

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

83,8Mb (2,3Mb) / 20,0in x 16,3in / 6000 x 4882 (300dpi)

Keywords

Korea independant nation General of the Army Douglas MacArthur Supreme Commander for Allied Powers Dr Syngman Rhee Korea President Kimpo Air Force Base President Rhee freedom independence 20th century government politics nation Asia

Restrictions

Editorial use only.