American photographer Paul Sorene, who fought in Vietnam, captured beautiful images of the land and people of My Tho, in the former Dinh Tuong province, since 1969.
Paul Sorene enlisted in the army in early June 1968. By the end of October 1968, he began participating in the war in Vietnam. The images below were taken between November 1968 and October 1969. They capture the rare peaceful moments of the people of My Tho during the war with dangers lurking every hour.
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| The innocent smiles of two children. |
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| Cuu Long Hotel in My Tho. |
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| Three vendors at My Tho market. |
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| Bustling trading scene at the central market of My Tho. |
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| Vegetables cut for decoration on Tet holiday. |
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| Tet flower market |
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| A grocery store in My Tho in 1969. |
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| My Tho market concentrates many types of goods. |
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| A little child is eating noodles. |
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| Fruit stall. |
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| Trading scene on the banks of the Mekong River. |
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| A park along the Mekong River in the southeast of My Tho. |
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| A neighborhood in the southeast of My Tho. |
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| The children are playing in the street. |
The content is made through reference to information sources from Flashbak, a digital collection of thousands of images, stories, letters, sounds, and movies about memorable events in the past with the purpose of recreating the past.
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