Photograph
Father Hoa on the Canal
Father Augustin Nguyen lac Hoa, the fighting priest, sits in a boat on the canal between Binh Hung and Tan Hung Tay. Father Hoa is in uniform and holds a rifle while another soldier pilots the boat. Another man sits in the boat behind him. A building and a flag are on the far shoreline in the background. |
Image ID: | 115398 |
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Creation Date: | 1961 |
Creator Name: | Chapelle, Dickey |
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Collection Name: | Dickey Chapelle papers, 1933-1967 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PH 3301L.100-87, frame 2 |
Original Dimensions: | 35mm |
Dickey Chapelle's caption, "Father Augustin Nguyen lac Hoa, the fighting priest of Vietnam, gives his commands in one of the little canal boats which are the primary means of transport for his Sea Swallow army throughout its Mekong Delta area of responsibility." |
Eyeglasses |
Hats |
Protective clothing |
Cigarettes |
Firearms |
Military uniforms |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
Men |
Outdoor photography |
Flags |
Priests |
Smoking |
Boats and boating |
Water |
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