1951 General Nam Il Truce Talks Panmunjom Korea Vintage Original Press Photo For Sale

An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Type & Size: A 6x9" original photograph.
Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.

Two men in military attire are standing outside a tent in a snowy landscape at Panmunjom, Korea. The man on the left, identified as Gen. Nam Il, is wearing a long coat and white winter boots. He appears engaged in conversation with the other man, possibly a fellow negotiator, during a break in the truce negotiations with the United Nations on December 4, 1951.

The Korean War truce talks commenced in 1951 and were held at Panmunjom, a village located on the border of North and South Korea. These talks were crucial in leading to the 1953 armistice agreement. General Nam Il played a significant role as chief negotiator for the Communist side, making him an important figure in these historical negotiations.

Text present on photo:
Gen. Nam Il, wearing his white winter boots, stood outside the peace tent in Panmunjom, Korea, during an intermission in the truce negotiations with the United Nations. Gen. Nam is chief of the Communist negotiators.
Stamped on back:
TRIBUNE
1st Edition

Blue Text:
TRIBUNE CUT ORDER
Subject: Nam
Page: 3
Size: 1 x 3 1/4
Reduction: x 1 1/2
Ordered by: A. J. Ruhl
Time: Do at once
ENGRAVING
1951 DEC 3 PM 3:43


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The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.