Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Descriptive Summary
Title: French Indochina Photograph Collection,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1940s
Collection Number: Bernath Mss 41
Extent:
.2 linear feet
(1 half-size box)
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical Location: Del Sur
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
French Indochina Photograph Collection. Bernath Mss 41. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of
California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2003.
Scope and Content of Collection
50 professional photographs, mainly of Vietnam along with a few of Laos, most with French captions on the back, ca. 1940s.
Many have stamps from French agencies (French Press & Information Service, Agence Economique des Colonies, Compagnie Aerienne
Francaise). Includes scenes of the Vietnamese countryside, river views, Vietnamese people, buildings, railroads, and aerial
shots of cities. Locations include Vientiane, Tonkin, Bien Hoa, Annam, Baie d'Along, Haiphong, Hanoi, and Saigon.