Foundation materials for Tan Hy market

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Digital Object Identifier: 363-02750
Title: Foundation materials for Tan Hy market
Description: Original caption: "It took almost two month to haul in the foundation material- crushed-rock and laterite - for the Tan Hy market place. The area on the south side of the Song Tra Bong (river) to date has had no market, forcing the population to travel across the river to Hon Ba. It has hoped that with their own bargaining place the fisherman and farmers in the area will find it easier and more profitable to carry on business. Up to 25 volunteer villagers work beside the 'one American' to build this community venture. Is there a language barrier? 'Who talks' says Murphy, 'We do a lot of laughing though.'" Vietnamese workers shovel and carry gravel in a building site.
Date: 1967
Subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Navy. Seabees; Construction; Villages--Vietnam; Construction workers; Sailors; Women; Children; Gravel; Markets
Location: South Vietnam
Coordinates: 10.8231; 106.6297
Size: 15 x 22 cm
Container: B146, F3
Format: black-and-white prints (photographs)
Collection Number: MS 363
Collection Title: Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
Creator: United States. Navy. Seabees
Collector: Keever, Beverly Deepe
Copyright Information: These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Publisher: Archives & Special Collections
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