The oldest series of photos known about Hai Phong

The images of Hai Phong in 1888 printed in the old French book are believed to be the oldest photographic materials on Vietnam's famous coastal city.

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French ships moored on the Cam River, facing the Resident Residence, Hai Phong in 1888. (Photo: Gallica.bnf.fr).

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Small boat of Vietnamese people on Cam river.

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The French in Hai Phong pose for a picture next to a large bell taken from a Vietnamese temple. The bell today is kept in the French Museum of Trocadéro.

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The room of the author of the set of photos with a local maid, in Mr. Crochet's house, a French ship pilot, Hai Phong in 1888.

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The French pilot and his domestic helpers and children at his home in Hai Phong.

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Two priests Grand-Pierre, M. Roque and a French official and indigenous peoples take souvenir photos in Hai Phong.