TONKIN : CHINESE MECHANICS ON BOARD THE BOATS : HANOI : VIETNAM : RPPC : 1908

This vintage real photo postcard features three bare chested Chinese men. Translating the caption reveals that the men are “Chinese mechanics aboard the boats”. This postcard is part of a series of Tonkin cards (#180). The publisher of this postcard is P. Dieulefils. He operated a studio in the city of Hanoi. Pierre Dieulefils was the first established professional photographer in Hanoi. In addition, he was a postcard editor and explorer. He had an excellent reputation as a photographer throughout Europe and Indochina. He won many medals at Universal Exhibitions. It is estimated that he produced approximately five thousand photos and postcards and he is considered one of the greatest photographers of the region. His photographic expeditions included such locales as Vietnam, China, and Cambodia. The card has an Indo-China stamp.  (SOLD)

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PRETTY WOMAN IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

A beautifully dressed and pretty woman poses for her portrait at the Tonkin studio. She is wearing gloves and a most interesting hat and a long necklace. She is holding a small black object in her hand. Perhaps a visitor to this site can identify this object. My guess is that its some kind of small wallet. The 1900 US census finds a Herbert Tonkin (age 32) living in San Francisco with his wife Mary (age 30) and working as a photographer. Herbert Tonkin was an immigrant to the US and was born in Wales. To view other photographs by this photographer, click on the category “Photographer: Tonkin”.

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