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Black and White Postcard

2025-12-28T06:00:00Z

Just for the fun, Look and Like

- 2025, Postcard 1950

Color, Color and Color

2025-12-28T06:00:00Z

Good Morning Vietnam

- 2025, Postcard 1950

After Colour, Black and White: Stay with Us in August

2025-07-31T05:00:00Z

In July, we had the pleasure of sharing with you 74 magnificent postcards, all adorned with the vibrant and nostalgic colours of the 1950s. You were able to travel from port to port, stroll along sunny beaches, and meet the joyful gaze of children riding buffaloes in the fields. You discovered the wonders of Tourane and the majestic Ha Long Bay, explored Laos and its serene Buddhas, not to mention the fascinating mountain tribes, the Moïs, and the high-altitude rice fields that seem to touch (…)

- 2025, Postcard 1950 / 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975

Flash Back July 2025

2025-07-30T05:30:00Z

We are delighted to revisit the 71 colorful postcards that brightened your July 2025.
Feel free to share with us the postcard you liked the most and the one you liked the least.
Thank you for your participation!
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- The 1950s in color / 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975

1950, Hadong, Hanoï

2025-07-29T05:00:00Z

Hadong is a village located 15 km from the center of Hanoi. Today, it has become a district of Hanoi, known for its two craft specialties: ironwork and silk.
Vo An Ninh presents to us a pagoda whose entrance is adorned with two majestic columns, an architecture very common in the pagodas of Tonkin, in northern Vietnam.
And finally, we will go to Hanoi to admire the Jade Pagoda by the small Lake.
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- The 1950s in color / Hanoï, Vo An Ninh, 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975, Ha Dong

1950, Haïphong, Municipal Theater

2025-07-28T05:00:00Z

The municipal theater of Hai Phong, also known as the Grand Theater of Hai Phong, was built in 1904 with construction materials imported from France, at the site of the old market of the village of An Bien, and was completed in 1912. It is considered a central area of the city of Hai Phong.
This 2-story building has 100 doors and windows, corridors, halls... and a stage with 400 seats, the ceiling of which is adorned with floral frescoes featuring the names of famous European writers and (…)

- The 1950s in color / Haiphong, Monuments, Vo An Ninh, Art et Culture, 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975

1950, Hai Phong, the street with its cars, carts, cycle rickshaws

2025-07-27T05:00:00Z

Haiphong and its streets with evocative names: Bonnal, Doumer, Cantonese.
Haiphong and its means of transportation: handcarts, bicycles, cars, and trucks.
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- The 1950s in color / Rues, Haiphong, Transport, Vo An Ninh, 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975

1950, Hai Phong, Artisanal Market: Clogs, Fabrics and Votive Decorations

2025-07-26T05:00:00Z

As the day that traditionally marks the beginning of the Têt Nguyên Ðán (Lunar New Year) festivities approaches, the markets and streets are filled with people and goods, some of which are specialized in selling votive objects. People come here to buy them, but also to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of Têt.
In the belief of the Vietnamese, burning votive papers is a deeply rooted habit in cultural practices. On the occasion of national holidays, families do not forget to burn vàng mã (…)

- The 1950s in color / Marché, Hanoï, Fêtes , Vo An Ninh, 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975

1950, Hai Phong, traditional markets: bamboo and pottery

2025-07-25T05:00:00Z

Vo An Ninh presents us today with two iconic markets of Vietnam, where tradition and daily life blend harmoniously: one dedicated to bamboo, a versatile material used in construction, and the other to pottery, essential in everyday life.
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- The 1950s in color / Marché, Haiphong, Vo An Ninh, 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975

1950, Hai Phong, along the canals

2025-07-24T05:00:00Z

Haiphong is the port located on the Cua Cam, one of the arms of the Red River delta, and its river flows south of Ha Long Bay.
Two canals have been photographed as they are the lungs of this city, the beating heart of commerce: the Bonnal canal and the Haly canal.
In 1915, a map shows us these two canals. The Haly canal is on the right, the Bonnal canal (belt canal) is vertically aligned with the Cua Cam river and creates an urban belt to connect the Tam Bac river to the Cua Cấm river. (…)

- The 1950s in color / Haiphong, Vo An Ninh, Nord Vietnam, 2025, Cpsm - 1950/1975, Port

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