Vintage Photos of Vietnamese Women Dressing in "Ao Dai" on the Streets of Saigon in the 1960s

Over hundreds of years with many variations, ‘ao dai’ (Vietnam’s traditional long gown) remains the country’s iconic dress which helps highlight the beauty and slenderness of women. ‘Ao dai’ has been seen in the wardrobe of every Vietnamese woman, and it has also been featured in many forms of artwork, including poems, songs, paintings, and photos.

In the past, Vietnamese women wore ‘ao dai’ most of the time, capturing admiring glances and attention from other people. These vintage photos show Vietnamese women wearing ‘ao dai’ on the streets of Saigon in the 1960s.

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French Indochina Tonkin: Rarely Seen Pictures of the Life in Northern of Vietnam in the Early 1950s

These rare vintage pictures show the life in Northern of Vietnam in the early 1950s.

At a temple gate in Ha Dong, Feb. 1951

At the road of Hoa Binh, Vietnam, May 1950

Convoy in Ha Nam in May 1950

Convoy in Ha Nam in May 1950

Convoy on a road near Black River, Vietnam, Nov. 1950

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Rare Vintage Photos of Beautiful Empress Nam Phuong From Between the 1920s and 40s

Empress Nam Phương (1914-1963), later Imperial Princess Nam Phương, was the first and primary wife of Bảo Đại, the last emperor of Vietnam, from 1934 until her death. She was also the second and last empress consort of the Nguyễn Dynasty.

Here is an amazing collection of rare pictures captured beautiful Empress Nam Phuong from between the 1920s and 1940s.

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Babies are strapped into airplane seats enroute to LAX during "Operation Babylift" with airlifted orphans from Vietnam to the US. April 12, 1975

Rarely Seen Photos of Vietnam War

Rare vintage photos that show the severity of war in Vietnam War from 1955 to 1975.

American Railroad Security Advisors sitting on top of an armored car, riding a train in Vietnam, 1967

American soldiers, September 1967

An unidentified U.S. soldier takes a moment to pray for the fallen men on this Memorial Day in Vietnam, May 30, 1968

Army transport, 1966

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Stunning Color Photos Capture Everyday Life of Vietnam in the 1960s

Maryland-based photographer John L. Beck took a lot of wonderful color photos of the life in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969. Here we go...

Market in Vietnam, 1967-68

Market in Vietnam, 1967-68

Market in Vietnam, 1967-68

Market in Vietnam, 1967-68

Market in Vietnam, 1967-68

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Rare Vintage Photos of The Life in Saigon in the 1960s by François Sully

French journalist and photographer François Sully shot these wonderful photos of the life in Saigon, Vietnam during his work of the Vietnam War.

Ho Van Nga Street (now Le Thi Hong Gam), Saigon, 1967

Night scene in front of Rex theatre, March 1964

Refugee camp organized by Vietnamese Students Association and IVS volunteers on Duy Tan Street, Saigon February 1968

Saigon air drill - State of emergency, Saigon, August 1964

Saigon flower market, 1966

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Stunning Color Photographs Show People Riding Motorcycles on the Streets in Vietnam in 1969

The most common and well-documented street view of urban Vietnam is that of a crowded crossroad with tons of motorbikes. But back in 1969, people in Vietnam rarely used motorbikes for transportation. So these Kodachrome photographs below taken by Flickr's member ElectroSpark in Nha Trang, Vietnam from 1969 are amazing and rarely seen...

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40 Vintage Photographs of Young U.S. Soldiers Being Awesome in Vietnam

Young men in Vietnam spent their downtime talking about women, drinking PBR, and being one of the bros, not all that different from kids today. Here's a collection of 40 retro photos of young U.S. soldiers, who are now our Dads and grandpas, being awesome over in Vietnam.

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75 Color Photographs That Capture the Fall of Saigon in April, 1975

Saigon, capital city of South Vietnam, fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30th 1975. The fall of Saigon effectively marked the end of the Vietnam War.

After the introduction of Vietnamisation by President Richard Nixon, US forces in South Vietnam had been constantly reduced leaving the military of South Vietnam to defend their country against the North.

Saigon had already experienced direct military action in 1968 when as part of the Tet Offensive North Vietnamese forces had appeared in Saigon and for a short time had entered the US Embassy. However, brief their incursion may have been, the appearance of North Vietnamese forces in the South’s capital had been a shock.

By 1975, what remained of the South Vietnamese Army was not capable of withstanding the advance of the North and it was an inevitability that Saigon would fall to communist forces.

30 Apr 1975, Saigon, South Vietnam --- A North Vietnamese tank rolls into a compound during the fall of Saigon, 1975. --- Image by © Francoise de Mulder/CORBIS

30 Apr 1975, Saigon, Vietnam --- Vietnamese celebrate after the fall of Saigon. --- Image by © Jacques Pavlovsky/Sygma/Corbis

North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon on tanks and trucks, ending the Vietnam War. --- Image by © Jacques Pavlovsky/Sygma/Corbis

30 Apr 1975, Saigon, South Vietnam --- Female North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon carrying wooden rifles, red flags, and portrait of Ho Chi Minh. --- Image by © Jacques Pavlovsky/Sygma/CORBIS

30 Apr 1975, Saigon, South Vietnam --- Popular jubilation as North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon. --- Image by © Jacques Pavlovsky/Sygma/CORBIS

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55 Incredible Black and White Photos of Vietnam War

The war in Vietnam has been described as the war America watched from their living rooms. Images of combat and American GIs were projected through our TV screens and across our newspapers daily.

During the war in Vietnam, the American military gave the press unprecedented freedom of access to combat zones. This allowed newspaper reporters and photographers and television crews to document a war involving American sons and daughters on the other side of the world. This willingness to allow documentation of the war was also extended to the military's own photographers.

Between 1962 and 1975, military photographers took millions of photographs of the American conflict in Vietnam. These photographs serve publishers, historians, and students who want to learn more about Vietnam. They include images of almost every aspect of the war.

Hovering U.S. Army helicopters pour machine gun fire into a tree line to cover the advance of South Vietnamese ground troops in an attack on a Viet Cong camp 18 miles north of Tay Ninh, near the Cambodian border, in March of 1965. (Horst Faas/AP)

An American officer serving with the South Vietnam forces poses with group of Montagnards in front of one of their provisionary huts in a military camp in central Vietnam on November 17, 1962. (AP)

A South Vietnamese Marine, severely wounded in a Viet Cong ambush, is comforted by a comrade in a sugar-cane field at Duc Hoa, about 12 miles from Saigon, on August 5, 1963. (Horst Faas/AP)

Napalm air strikes raise clouds into gray monsoon skies as houseboats glide down the Perfume River toward Hue in Vietnam on February 28, 1963, where a battle for control of the old Imperial City ended with a Communist defeat. Firebombs were directed against a village on the outskirts of Hue. (AP)

Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk, burns himself to death on a Saigon street on June 11, 1963, to protest alleged persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government. President Ngo Dình Diem, part of the Catholic minority, had adopted policies that discriminated against Buddhists and gave high favor to Catholics. (Malcolm Browne/AP)

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