Artifacts

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Source 1. 2 photos of my grandparent's marriage 1.

2. These are 2 pictures that my grandparents took during their marriage ceremony. On the picture on the right, the two people circled in red are my grandparents. The taller person is my grandfather, and the shorter person is my grandmother. They are about 60 years old.

3. This is a primary source, because these are photos taken right at the marriage ceremony.

4. These two photos are significant, because they prove my grandparents' marriage.

5. Right after evacuating from Seoul, my grandparents met at Jinju, a city in the southern side of Korea. Despite her young age, my grandmother decided to marry my grandfather, because it was very dangerous for an unmarried woman to live alone during wars. The first picture shows the marriage ceremony, and the second picture on the right shows my grandfather and grandmother's friends and family members who came to celebrate their marriage.

Source 2. Photos of my grandmother's writing, and her book.

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2. This is an article that my grandmother wrote, which was published in a book called "Jinju Women's Literature". Her article is about her life, literature and her experience in the Korean war. The name circled in red, is my grandmother's name.

3. This is primary, because it is directly coming from my grandmother.

4. This article summarizes what happened to my grandmother during the Korean War. It is mainly about her evacuation, and about her studies.

5. To briefly summarize her writing, she was a student who was studying literature in Sukmyung Women's University. The news of North Korean invasions were a viral issue around Seoul, and there were lots of rumors. She could hear artillery guns firing and explosions of bombs even during her classes. Finally, she decides to escape Seoul, to go to Jinju. Luckily, she rides the last train, and evacuates from Seoul. She had been able to hear the Han River Bridge exploding behind her. At the end, she writes about not being able to finish off her studies, and wanting it.