The Photo Project

Two ViÖt Minh Soldiers

Two friends who had been separated by the War of Resistance against the French met by chance, and had their photograph taken to record the event. They were both fighting for the ViÖt Minh. (Photograph copyright: Christophe Dutr«ne)

Two ViÖt Minh Soldiers (Reverse)

This is the reverse side of the previous photograph. The text reads ...

French Supporter

A French soldier, fighting with the ViÖt Minh. To the Vietnamese, a "loyalist", but a "traitor" to the French. (Photograph copyright: Christophe Dutr«ne).

Two French Supporters

Two French fighters for the ViÖt Minh. These men would have been in grave danger from their former colleagues. (Photograph copyright: Christophe Dutr«ne).

At a ViÖt Minh meeting

From the Revolutionary Museum collection
Lao Government representatives and high ranking military officers after a congress in Area 2 (November 1948).

ViÖt Minh Unit

A detachment of troops from the Phñ Lý area, Hµ Nam province. They have had great success in killing foreign agressors.

General Meeting, Interzone 5, 1949

NguyÔn B¸ Phµt with the troops of Interzone 5 at H¶i V©n, Qu¶ng Nam province, 15 February 1949.

Officers from Qu¶ng TrÞ

Military advisor cadres in Qu¶ng TrÞ province. The head of the unit is Hïng ViÖt (front row, right), who was killed in 1947.

Offering to Hå and Gi¸p

Meeting of Interzone 5 at H¶i V©n, 15 February 1949. Comrade NguyÔn B¸ Ph¸t, regimental commander, presents an offering to President Hå and General Vâ Nguyªn Gi¸p.

Troops of Interzone 5

Troops of Interzone 5, prior to going out to the front in the war of resistance against the French (probably about 1949)

Finding a base

Comrade area leader of Interzone 5 studying the §¸ Bµng district to prepare a revolutionary base to prevent the enemy occupying Phó Yªn (May 1947)

Command at the front

The Front commanders in area 6 study the situation at the §Ìo C¶ (main pass) front

A Buddhist Nun receives a medal

Non-Catholic compatriots in the province of Ninh B×nh have taken part in the resistance, together with the Catholics. A woman representative pins a medal on a Buddhist nun who has served tending the war wounded, in the year 1945.

Comrade ThiÕu

Comrade ThiÕu general NguyÔn S¬n, area leader of District 4, in the year 1948.

The Party Committee of the Front

The front Party committee (campaign command Lª Hång Phong 2). In the picture from left to right are comrades Hoµng V¨n Th¸i, TrÇn §¨ng Ninh, Vâ Nguyªn Gi¸p, Lª Liªm and NguyÔn Høu T¹o.

Three Lao Commanders

Three commanders of the Laotian Liberation Army. In the picture from right to left are: Nai Chum nlo; Nan Xing; Nai Sin ga.

Xi Thon

Mr Xi Thon, area leader, H¹ Lµo district (July 1948).

Lao High Committee

Highest level committee of Laos. From left to right are Messrs: Nu-h¾c phun xa v¼n; Cay Xán phun-vi H¼n; Xu pha nu v«ng; Xóc v«ng x¾c; and Phu-mi v«ng chÝt.

Troops at dinner

Troops at a meal in the people's house, area 2, Lao highlands, in the year 1949.

Demonstration

A demonstration in Khum Trapeng Keng Srok Chhuk. The picture of President S¬n Ngäc Minh is being carried by the women, with veneration, at the head of the demonstration.

Meeting of Vietnamese, English and American delegates.

Delegates of the government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and delegates from England, America (...) meet together at the suburb of Chî Dõa (Coconut Market), Hanoi, at the end of the year 1946 to discuss the matter of bringing to an end incidents of provocation (the Vietnamese delegates are the Foreign Affairs Minister Hoµng Minh Gi¸m and Hoµng H÷u Nam).

Oppose the French.

Propaganda painting, calling upon men and women of Vietnam and Laos to unite in opposing French colonisation in the year 1946.

Three Leaders

Portraits of three leaders: Hå ChÝ Minh (centre picture), Xu Pha Nu V«ng (on the right) and S¬n Ngäc Minh.

Hair Cutting in Laos

A woman cadre carries out propaganda, and cut's hair for Lao primary school students (November 1948).