[Vietnam War Photographica]:

$2,250 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

[ANNOTATED VERNACULAR PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM CAPTURING TEN MONTHS ON VARIOUS AMERICAN AIR FORCE BASES DURING THE VIETNAM WAR]. An exceptional vernacular photograph album by a talented but unknown amateur photographer recording a wide variety of experiences on American Air Force bases in South Vietnam and Asia during peak years of the Vietnam War.The photographer was likely a member of the motor pool or a mechanic, as the shots seem to center around truck, airplane, and helicopter maintenance. Most of the photographs capture scenes on or around the various bases, with shots both inside and outside of barracks, airplanes (including several shots of a U2 spy plane), bombed-out equipment, and numerous photos of the people and structures in the "Vietnamese Area." A few images capture distant shots of the aftermath of a "rocket attack" on December 12, 1969; shortly thereafter the photographer and his friends celebrate Christmas. Some of the more interesting photographs during the photographer's time in Vietnam include "VC Prisoners," "Group of Zips," "Papa-San Working His Rice Paddie," "Vietnamese Guard Tower," "Church on the West Side of Biên Hòa," "Refueling at Phan Rang Run," "Bring the Wounded Out," and several pictures labeled "Buddha Hill" (likely the Long Son Pagoda in Nha Trang). Notably, and for no obvious reason, in two separate images the photographer snaps a picture in a magazine of the famous photograph of Thích Quang Duc, the monk who burned himself alive at a busy intersec

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