The Snapshots in Time Collection

Hillside Vietnamese Cemetery Viewed from Roadside, 1971

Hillside Vietnamese Cemetery Viewed from Roadside, 1971

A traditional Vietnamese hillside cemetery photographed from a roadside in June 1971, its whitewashed tombs and family shrines set against the region's characteristic terrain. Images such as this, taken by American servicemen while traveling between installations, offer a glimpse of everyday Vietnamese cultural and religious landscape encountered during the war. Project: 218684