Indochina
WW 366Archive belonging to a French Lieutenant (then later Captain) with the 2nd Colonial Infantry Regiment named Jean Bernard Escard. He served in Germany during WW2, then transferred to Tonkin and Cambodia and later Algeria, Madagascar and Senegal. Included is a full diary covering his time in Indochina in 1945-1946, with artwork, loose news clippings, a menu, etc. Also two small notebooks dated 1939 and 1941 where he made notes. Numerous documents from his assignments in Senegal, Madagascar, Algeria. Over 50 pages of documents, some marked SECRET, 3 photo albums containing over 230 real photos. Most prolific is his time in Indochina. M
Price: $1200.00
Collection of 27 original stereoview photos taken by Doctor Charlet in Indochina between 1906-1910. All 27 are captioned. Included is the original box and stereoviewer used by Charlet. The slides are titled: 01) Le Cordonnier, 02) Enfants au coin de la rue 3) Le Graveur de Bol 4) Salutations 5) tonkin - le Torrent 6) Idole dans le Temple 7) Idole dans le Temple 8) Idole dans le Temple 9) Tonkin - le Jardin 10) Riviere a Saigon - Baigneurs 11) Haiphong- Groupe de porteurs assis 12) Scene de marche 13) Groupe d'hommes semi nus saluant 14) Embarquement du charbon a Hong Kong - les Porteurs 15) Haiphong embarcation royale - la Barque 16) Temple, Tonkin - Statues 17) Village Annamite - Maisons 18) Shanghai - Rue animee 19) Affiche Lion, Lionne 20) Saigon, 1910 - la Fontaine 21) Marche, Saigon - M. le Docteur Charlet dans le marche 22) Meule a grains 23) Fete annamite- chars dans la rue 24) M.le Docteur Charlet a velo 25) Saigon, 1906 - M. le Docteur Charlet a sa porte 26) Saigon, 1906 - M. le Docteur Charlet posant avec des militaires 27) M. le Docteur Charlet a velo . B
Price: $1200.00
SEA 122
SEA 122Small archive belonging to a French marine Monsieur Des Brosses, who served in Indochina after World War 2 with the 9th Division D’Infanterie Coloniale. The documents date from 1945-1947. Included is a beautifully illustrated unit citation, his written account of his journey from October 30 to November 2, 1945 to port, some of his patriotic artwork, hymn of the Marine Infantry, some newspaper clippings, briefing document from the Commanding General in Saigon, November 2, 1945 on the situation in Indochina, other military communications, several periodicals specifically for French forces in Indochina (ie Caravelle, Extreme Orient), Divisional bulletin on the operations in Indochina. M
Price: $750.00
