[Buddhist temple, Vietnam.] – Historic Print
![[Buddhist temple, Vietnam.], 1951 Jan. 16. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f9/f910203b4c06-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Buddhist temple, Vietnam.]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Buddhist temple, Vietnam.]
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The caption names only a Buddhist temple in Vietnam, dated January 16, 1951, and the record does not identify the site, the temple's name, or the photographer. The picture dates from the First Indochina War, when French colonial forces and the Viet Minh were fighting for control of the country. Temples were often the center of village life then, serving as places of worship, schooling, and community gathering. The catalog's own details are unverified, but the image offers a glimpse of religious architecture during a period of wartime upheaval.
| Created / published | 1951 Jan. 16. |
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| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Religion--Temples; Buddhists; Vietnam; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,213 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-138905 |
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