Texas Tech University

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Slide Item Number: VAS020773
Pages
1
Media Type
Slide
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: March 1968
General Note
Long Xuyen farmer displaying his watermelon. This watermelon is a CORDS introduced watermelon that is larger than native Vietnamese ones. According to Bill Foulke, the Vietnamese watermelons were no bigger than a grapefruit and were never sweet.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VAS020773

Citation
Slide, VAS020773. March 1968, William Foulke Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VAS020773, Accessed 29 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VAS020773, William Foulke Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 29 Feb 2004 [Updated: 01 Apr 2004]