SET OF TWO (2) PHOTO ALBUMS

SET OF TWO (2) PHOTO ALBUMS
Vietnam / Indochina, 20th century
The first is, in truth, a logbook retracing the journey of Indochina, by a soldier who appears to be Lieutenant MIESSET, a member of the 2nd Company of the 4th D. L. B. E. From the crossing of the Abbeville on 19 February 1942 to 1949. It includes more than 200 black and white pictures of different formats among the subjects and characters represented: General CHEVAUX - BERTIN (?) , General MOUTELAR (?), TANY NIN (?); the Pasteur boats, HODGE.
The second, includes +/- 180 black and white photographs. The following are represented, in particular: Halong Bay and Haiphong.
Dimensions (the album): 22 x 30 cm
An empty album is attached to the lacquered cover plates (wear, jumps, scratches).
A "chain" of the same provenance is attached, this one comprising four pendants: a miniature legion of honour, a miniature Order of the Dragon of Annam, a miniature Order of the Dragon of Cambodia and a miniature medal of the French Republic inscribed: "SONTAY BAC-NINH FOU-TCHEOU FORMOSE TUYEN-QUAN PESCADORES 1883-1885 TONKIN CHINA ANNAM".
Imperfect lot and sold as is.

TWO ALBUM COMPRISED OF ±180 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS TOGETHER WITH AN EMPTY LACQUERED PLATES ALBUM AND A CHAIN.
Vietnam / Indochina, Circa 1949-1951 Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.