The Don Englebreston Collection

Aerial View of Vietnamese Coastal Fishing Village and Rice Paddies, c. March 1970

Aerial View of Vietnamese Coastal Fishing Village and Rice Paddies, c. March 1970

A Vietnamese fishing village along a coastal waterway, photographed from the air during the Vietnam War. Stilt houses, moored sampans, and surrounding rice paddies illustrate the traditional agrarian and maritime way of life that continued in South Vietnam's rural communities even amid the ongoing conflict. Project: 218963