Spillway and bridge at Namkok Dam.
Korean spectators watch as the first water is released by the sluice gates and rushes down the main canal.
Namkok Dam and spillway.
Namkok Dam and reservoir. The dam in 1,024 feet long and 24 feet side.
Spectators carried banners in a semi-formal procession describing the dam as a joint UNKRA-Korean project.
Thousands of spectators gather to examine the dam and watch the ceremony. They came mainly on foot, from miles around.
Ceremonial arch leading to bridge crossing the spillway of the new Namkok Dam. Standing in front of the arch (left to right) are Mr. Thomas Jamieson, Chief of Operations, UNKRA; Mr. Lee Ik Hoon, Governor of Kyonggi Province; General Coulter, Agent General of UNKRA; Mr. Koo Tong Shu, Governor of the Reconstruction Bank of Korea.
General Coulter, Agent General of UNKRA (right) congratulates Mr. Lee Il Hoon, Governor of Kyonggi Province, on the completion of Namkok Dam. General Coulter unveiled a plaque marking the dam as still another example of Korean and UN cooperation.
A group of Seoul housewives attending the ceremony in honor of United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency.
Mr. Maxwell Loveday, Australian representative on the UN Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea speaking at Seoul City ceremony honoring the Agent General and the staff of the UNKRA.