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39,000 Radios, 961 Televisions: Media on Jeju Island in 1971.
라디오 3만 9천대 This brief statistical report appeared in the Jeju Sinmun (제주신문) on March 19, 1971. Published by the…
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The Girls Who Sweep Winter Away
겨울 쓸어내는 아가씨들 This photograph and caption appeared in the Jeju Sinmun Newspaper (제주신문) on February 20, 1971. It shows…