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Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA066253
Pages
1
Media Type
Photograph
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 1955
General Note
Rufus Phillips, Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh Province, 1955 ;

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Buying coconuts during Operation Giai Phong--the only sanitary source for drinking in the 110 degree heat. Fish, rice, bananas, mangos, and coconut milk made up the daily diet.

[VNCA NOTE: bottom caption from Why Vietnam Matters / by Rufus Phillips (Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2008)]

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA066253

Citation
Photograph, VA066253. 1955, Rufus Phillips Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA066253, Accessed 15 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VA066253, Rufus Phillips Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 19 Feb 2013 [Updated: 07 Oct 2024]