Seoul Museum of History Publishes 'A Lifetime in a Pair of Shoes' Depicting the Life of Yeomcheon Bridge Shoemaker

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul History Compilation Institute announced on the 6th that it has published the 12th volume of the Seoul Oral History Materials Series, "A Lifetime in a Pair of Shoes - The Shoemakers of Yeomcheon Bridge," which narrates the work and lives of the shoemakers of Yeomcheon Bridge through oral histories.

Since 2009, the Seoul History Compilation Institute has been conducting an oral history project to deliver vivid modern history of Seoul to its citizens, and based on this, it has published a total of 11 volumes in the Seoul Oral History Materials Series.

The newly published 12th volume, "A Lifetime in a Pair of Shoes," records and organizes the stories of shoemakers from the handmade shoe street near Yeomcheon Bridge, located in Euljiro 2-ga, Jung-gu.

This book tells the story of how the shoemakers who worked around Yeomcheon Bridge lived, how they learned the craft of shoemaking, how Seoul's shoe manufacturing industry changed at the time, and what role Yeomcheon Bridge played in that process.

Lee Sang-bae, Director of the Seoul History Compilation Institute, said, "I hope this book, which contains the work and lives of these artisans, will provide an opportunity to examine the changes in small and medium-sized businesses and industries in 20th-century Seoul."

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