Historic Photos - don-det-laos

A gallery of historic photos from Frédéric Gousset's research into the 4000 islands.

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The photos shown here are property of the French National Library (http://bnf.fr/), or EFEO (https://www.efeo.fr/), or ASEMI fund’s university of Cote d’azur (https://bu.univ-cotedazur.fr/), and other various origins.

Ancienne photo aérienne , années 30 Aéro Mre Indochine Escadrille N° 2 Le Mékong à l’Ile de Khône

Ancienne photo aérienne , années 30 Aéro Mre Indochine Escadrille N° 2 Rapides du Mekong , Ile de Khône

Embarquement sur le bas Mekong. Ile de Khone (Laos), 1923.

Boats of the Mekong

Torpedo boat 44 on the Preapatang rapids, Mekong river, French protectorate in Cambodia, illustration by Lepere from LIllustration, Journal Universel, No 2238, Volume LXXXVII, January 16, 1886.

Passagers d’un navire sur le bas Mekong. Environs de Khone (Laos), 1923.

Chemin de fer indochinois passant la rivière de Fong Caï (Laos), 1929.

Laos: The launches Ham Luong and Massie await transportation to the Mekong at Khone North in Laos in 1893.

The French Navy tried, without success, to get a small steamboat, the “Argus,” to cross the Hou Sahong rapids.