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- Lot 141
AFP French paratrooper fighting in the Indochina War. Dien Bien Phu, March 20, 1954. French paratrooper fighting in the Indochina war. Dien Bien Phu, March 20, 1954. Silver print on baryta paper, from digital file (black and white lambda print). Dry AFP stamp in lower right margin. Stamp "AFP 5/11/2022 Edition Spéciale N°: 1/1" on verso. Gelatin silver print on baryta paper, from digital file (black and white lambda print). Blind stamp AFP in the lower right margin. Stamp " AFP 5/11/2022 Edition Spéciale N° : 1/1 " on verso. Diptych : 36 x 24 cm - 9.5 x 14.2 in Paper : 40 x 30 cm - 11.8 x 15.7 in Very little is known about the fierce battle fought around the encircled entrenched camp of Bien Bien Phu. The photographer himself was wounded. The French fortress in Indochina fell to the Viet Minh on May 7, 1954 after a bloody 57-day siege. Few documents are available on the fierce battle fought around the encircled camp of Bien Bien Phu. The photographer was himself wounded. The French fortress in Indochina fell to the Viet Minh on May 7, 1954 after a bloody 57-day siege.
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