At 89 Paniers Street in Hanoi, the photography studio belongs to Yon Tchuong, a local photographer, possibly of Chinese descent.

The photograph was taken in this studio. It depicts a Vietnamese man sitting, with a landscape backdrop. This landscape consists of a road lined with a wooden fence and bushy trees, all set in a misty and cloudy atmosphere.

The photograph is mounted on cardboard and designed as a souvenir intended to be placed on a wall or a piece of furniture for display.
The format of the photograph is 10 x 16 cm, while the cardboard support measures 18 x 19 cm.

On the back, a handwritten inscription reads: "Souvenir to Mr. Hyacinthe, police commissioner in the military territory of Laichau. Laichau, October 11, 1917.
Duy Huyen. 83 Tout en Bois Street, Hanoi."

The AI did not help me find Commissioner Hyacinthe, but it suggested the photo of a police officer. I present it to you, AI the Mistral le chat.

Informations militaires
10 H 73
Période 1914-1918.
(Dossier 1) Rapports mensuels sur la situation politique et militaire en Chine et en Indochine (août
1914 - décembre 1918) ; (d.2) J.M.O. et annexes de la colonne
Friquegnon en opérations de police dans le Haut Laos et le territoire de Laichau (15 septembre 1915 - 5 mars 1916) ; (d.3) colonne d’opérations contre les rebelles de Thaï-Nguyen ; ordres,
comptes rendus d’opérations, cartes et croquis (septembre 1917 20 janvier 1918)