North Korea, boats and Pubyok pavilion at the shoreline of Taedong river

This set of images of Korea was acquired by the American Geographical Society from Shannon McCune (1913-1993), Professor of Geography and Asian Studies. The pictures were taken between 1938 and 1939 during McCune's stay in Korea when he conducted research for his doctoral dissertation "Climatic Regions of Tyosen (Korea)". In his captions McCune uses Japanese names for Korean places, e.g. Tyosen (Korea), Heizyo (Pyongyang), or Keizyo (Seoul). For more information, please see McCune, Shannon. Climatic Regions of Korea and Their Economy. Geographical Review, Vol. 31, No. 1. (Jan., 1941), pp. 95-99.The pavilion at the corner of the city taken while on the ferry crossing the river.Moranbong Hill. (2012). Asian Historical Architecture. Retrieved from http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/koreanorth/pyongyang/moranbong.phpGrayscal