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The origins of Cartacaro
1er mars 2014

Since I was 10 years old, Indochina has haunted my thoughts.
My uncle, a career soldier, left for Vietnam in 1949, where he mysteriously disappeared during a military skirmish with the Viet Minh in 1951. My grandmother often spoke of her son, hoping for his return. “He may be a prisoner, he’ll (…)
A collection of postcards
4 mars 2014

In 1988, I embarked on an exciting quest : collecting postcards from Vietnam. I would hunt for them at trade shows, fairs, and garage sales, drawn to the emotion and beauty they exuded. My purchases rarely exceeded 15 francs.
Since albums were too expensive for my taste, I carefully stored my (…)
Tribute to photographers, guardians of memory
11 avril 2014

Postcard publishers : guardians of memory
In 2010, with the internet and text messaging dominating our lives, and Facebook and social media becoming the main platforms for communication and interaction, sending postcards seemed old-fashioned, outdated, and pointless.
So I wondered why this (…)
The redesign of Cartacaro in 2024
10 February 2024

The Cartacaro website is celebrating its tenth anniversary. After much thought and consideration, we have decided to update the site’s layout and environment.
Softer colors, accessibility for tablets and smartphones, revised slideshows, and rebuilt photo albums.
The mission of the Cartacaro (…)
Cartacaro construction, development
10 septembre

September 2025 During the summer, we updated the site daily with visual archives from the 1950s. This period also allowed us to address the issue of the site’s multilingual version. Our analysis reveals a major project ahead : translating article by article is proving unsatisfactory, and (…)
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1er mai 2024

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19 mars 2014

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The Cartacaro website is a personal website programmed, written, and published by Caroline REQUET. Contact : contact.cartacaro-at-gmail.com
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