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Vietnam at beginning of 20th century through French academy’s photos

Vietnam at beginning of 20th century through French academy’s photos

Thursday, January 08, 2015, 14:29 GMT+7
Folk paintings sold on a Hanoi street
Folk paintings sold on a Hanoi street
A village gate in northern Vietnam in 1930
A village gate in northern Vietnam in 1930
Bat Trang Village during the 1926 flood
Bat Trang Village during the 1926 flood
A crowd following the Nam Giao Offering Ritual
A crowd following the Nam Giao Offering Ritual
Kids catching fish in the northern province of Thanh Hoa in 1937
Kids catching fish in the northern province of Thanh Hoa in 1937
A fortune-teller sitting at Ghenh Temple in Hanoi
A fortune-teller sitting at Ghenh Temple in Hanoi
Catching fish
Catching fish
A sacred banyan tree in Co Loa Town in the northern province of Phuc Kien (now Hanoi)
A sacred banyan tree in Co Loa Town in the northern province of Phuc Kien (now Hanoi)

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