Here are some photos taken by Raymond Depardon two decades ago:
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Bicycles were a common means of transport in Hanoi |
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| A Honda Cup 82 was considered valuable personal property in HCM City |
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| At a State-owned newsagent’s shop on Trang Tien Street, Hanoi |
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| At a Thuy Ta ice-cream store corner in Hanoi |
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| Transporting a fridge home on the Hanoi-Haiphong Highway |
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Coal mining workers on Ha Long Bay |
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| A contrast between traditional and modern fashions |
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| Reading a book on a former war tank wreckage in Quang Tri province |
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A HCM City corner viewed from Continental Saigon Hotel |
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| The bustling Saigon railway station in HCM City |
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| A cinema on Pasteur street, HCM City |
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| Posing for a photo in NhaTrang city |
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| At a department store in Haiphong |
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| Ha Long beach during the tourism season |
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| Hang Bong street in Hanoi’s Old Quarters |
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Selling guitars on the pavement in HCM City |
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| Nha Trang beach |
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| Kids playing in Hanoi’s Lenin Park |
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A paper shop on Luong Van Can street, Hanoi |
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| Wartime military equipment along National Highway 1 passing Quang Tri |
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| The presence of foreigners aroused public curiosity in front of Hue railways Station |
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| Relaxing in the shadow near NhaTrang seaport |
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| Kid toys available on Luong Van Can street, Hanoi |
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| Vendors selling goods at a train station |
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A petrol station in southern Dong Nai province |
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April 30 Park near Duc Ba Church in HCM City |
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French-built Long Bien bridge in Hanoi |
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| Local people in Danang |
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On a trans-national train carriage |
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Transporting goods up a steep hill in Quang Tri |
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A pile of wartime bomb shells in Quang Tri |
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A road in Dong Ha, Quang Tri |
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| A ferry in Haiphong |
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| This shop offered beverage and garment services in Lam Dong |
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A rural house on National Highway from Hanoi to Haiphong |
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| Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi |
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Saigon taxi |