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HAIPHONG, der Hafen des französischen Protektorats Tongking, liegt am anderen Ende des Golfs von Tong-king, am Cua-Cam, 90 Minuten vom Meer und 8229 Meilen von Marseille entfernt. Die Einwohnerzahl beträgt etwa 75.000, davon sind 15.000 Franzosen und Chinesen.
Schöne Straßen und weitläufige Boulevards, gesäumt von leuchtend blühenden Bäumen und Sträuchern, verleihen der Stadt ein äußerst fröhliches Aussehen. Zu den wichtigsten Gebäuden zählen die Residenz, das Postamt und die Bank von Indochina;
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Dieses Album ist ein seltenes Archiv mit Schnappschüssen und Sofortfotos, die M. Barbet auf seiner Reise von Marseille (Frankreich) nach Hanoi (Vietnam) im frühen 20. Jahrhundert gemacht hat
In der Regel wurde das Fotografieren zu dieser Zeit von professionellen Fotografen durchgeführt, da für den Prozess die Einrichtung schwerer und voluminöser Geräte erforderlich war. Die geringe Empfindlichkeit des Films erforderte zudem eine lange Belichtungszeit.
Das resultierende Bild war statisch, inszeniert und gut komponiert,
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Extracts of the article in Air France Magazine 1950
by MAURICE LEMOINE, general secretary of Air France
It was one of the first commercial enterprises in the young state to associate French interests with those of the government. Vietnamese. The latter holds half of the capital, the other half being distributed among various French shareholders, first and foremost Air France. From multiple points of view, this Air Vietnam creation is worthy of attention.
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Nguyen Tan Trung, president of Air Vietnam, has been named chairman of the Board of Directors of the Republic of Vietnam flag carrier. His nomination by board members to the post, which has traditionally been held by a cabinet minister, has been approved by the Vietnamese Government.
Calling 1974 ‘‘a year of challenge for everyone in the
airline business,” Mr. Nguyen Tan Trung said he was persuaded to accept the
additional responsibility with Air Vietnam in consideration of the national
interest and in view of the prospects of the development of the company.
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This text comes from the book Mémoires de Son Excellence Huynh Con dit Đan Tường by Jean-Jacnal written 1924.
This biography of a former Minister of Rites at the Court of Annam contains historical details of his life and has an interesting description of music at the Court.
“Every night, we brought in singers. So little has been written about this category of people that no doubt I will be allowed to give some details about their life,
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These exclusive documents (text, images) of Air Vietnam are part of our collected archives. They fill the gap in the official narrative of Vietnamese Aviation.
Note by the author NGUYÊN MẠNH CUNG
This article was written according to the documents of Mr. Fery Vital, ITA, DGAC and Air France, with the collaboration of Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen and Mr. Nguyen Tu Thien, Lam Ngoc Diep, Tran Tho Phuoc ,
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