The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 1
A serviceman's personal photo album from South Vietnam in 1971 pairs snapshots of colonial-era buildings, transport aircraft, beach R and R, and improvised holiday celebrations with the handwritten cards he used to label them. Together they preserve an unofficial, first-hand view of daily life during a tour of duty.
USAF C-7A Caribou Transport Aircraft on Airfield Ramp, South Vietnam, June 1971
Military and Utility Vehicles on Base Access Road, South Vietnam, June 1971
U.S. Servicemen Boarding C-7A Caribou Transport Aircraft, South Vietnam, June 1971
CH-47 Chinook Airlifting UH-1 Huey Helicopter by Sling Load, South Vietnam, June 1971
U.S. Servicemen at In-Country R&R Beach, South Vietnam, June 1971
C-7A Caribou Transport Aircraft on Airfield Ramp, South Vietnam, June 1971
Verso of Photographic Print with Handwritten Caption Identifying C-7A Caribou and CH-47 Chinook Aircraft, Vietnam, 1971
Verso of Photographic Print Captioned 'Australian Truck - Airport, Vung Tau,' Vietnam, 1971
Verso of Photographic Print Captioned 'The Guys,' Vietnam, 1971
Verso of Photographic Print Captioned 'Chinook - Rescue Hook, Vung Tau,' Vietnam, 1971
Verso of Photographic Print Identifying Four Servicemen by Name, Vietnam, 1971
Verso of Photographic Print Captioned 'Caribou Engine,' Vietnam, 1971
Earthen Berm and Wire Perimeter Beside a Flooded Ditch, Vietnam, 1971
Unit Administrative Office (Orderly Room), U.S. Military Installation, Vietnam, 1971
Grounded Merchant Freighter "Ioannis K.", Vietnam Coast, June 1971
Servicemen Gathered on a Deck or Pad Overlooking the Sea, Vietnam 1971
U.S. Servicemen Aboard River Patrol Boat with 'Santa Claus' in Christmas Morale Event, Mekong Delta, South Vietnam, 1971
Vietnamese Children Queued at Covered Pavilion During Christmas Outreach Event, South Vietnam, 1971
Handwritten Caption Card, 'Bunker Viet Nam,' from Personal Photo Album, 1971
Handwritten Caption Card, 'Eddie's Desk, Viet Nam,' from Personal Photo Album, 1971
Handwritten Caption Card: 'Beached Navy Ship for Prisoners' - Vietnam War Album Annotation, 1971
Handwritten Caption Card: 'Eddies Cook, Viet Nam' - Personal Album Annotation, 1971
Handwritten Caption Card: 'Bull Horn - Navy People' - Vietnam War Album Annotation, 1971
Blank Kodak Photographic Paper Sheet - Vietnam War Album Collection, 1971
Five Servicemen Posing with a Man in a Santa Claus Costume, Vietnam, 1971
Servicemen Decorating a Makeshift Holiday Tree with Colored Streamers, Vietnam, 1971
Servicemen Viewing a Streamer-Decorated Tree Near Base Building, Vietnam, 1971
Two Men Hanging Streamers on a Decorated Tree, Vietnam Base, 1971
Vietnamese Pavilion and Military Tent Encampment Along a Delta Waterway, June 1971
Santa Claus Costume Party at a Club Bar, South Vietnam, June 1971
Handwritten Caption Page: 'Santa / Davis / Lt Pak - Geo.', Vietnam Photo Album, 1971
Handwritten Caption Page: 'Xmas tree', Vietnam Photo Album, 1971
Blank Kodak Photographic Paper Print, Vietnam Collection, 1971
Handwritten Caption Card ('LTJG Pak - Geo'), Vietnam Collection, 1971
Handwritten Caption Card, 'Pilgrims Pagoda', Vietnam Collection, 1971
Handwritten Caption Card, 'Lounge Area', Vietnam Collection, 1971
Five Servicemen with 'Santa Claus' at a Vietnam Base, 1971
'Santa Claus' Distributing Gifts to Children at a Vietnam Installation, 1971
Coastal Beach Scene, Vietnam, 1971
Building Facade with 'Quan Thanh Binh' Signage, Vietnam, 1971
American Serviceman at Beachfront Bar District, Vietnam, June 1971
Civilian-Dressed Man in Residential Courtyard with Breeze-Block Wall, Vietnam, June 1971
Blank/Faded Photographic Print, Kodak Paper Stock, Vietnam 1971 Collection
Handwritten Caption Card ("...Cousins"), Vietnam 1971 Collection
Handwritten Album Caption Card: "Beach" — Vietnam, 1971
Handwritten Album Caption Card: "District Chief's House" — Vietnam, 1971
Handwritten Identification Caption: "Allen Yeater," Vietnam Era Collection
Handwritten Album Caption Card: "Lt. [Surname, illegible] – Pa." — Vietnam, 1971