1920-1926. HANOI - TONKIN - ANNAM - LAOS. Italian-style album of 129 black-and-white photographic prints in various formats, glued and captioned. Oblong format (dimensions: 38.5x28 cm). Half leather binding damaged. Titled on first page "Visit to Nantian". Titled on spine "Souvenir d'Indochine" (tears and missing). Charming title page adorned with an Indian ink drawing of a monk calling for prayer and title in ideograms. Pagodas, streets, opium smoker (22.8x16.5 cm), itinerant merchants, paper-making, Annamite girls, Annamite tombs... Numerous aerial views including Kien-An Phu-Lien Observatory, views of Aéro Marine Indochine (Port of Haïphong, Govap tobacco field). Minorities in Laos (warriors, hunters, young women....) Some prints on YUNNANFOU.

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