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Photos taken by Argentines tell stories about Vietnam

An exhibition, themed “Stories from a camera”, opened at Ho Chi Minh City’s War Remnants Museum on July 9 to mark the 203rd anniversary of the Argentine Independence Day.
Photos taken by Argentines tell stories about Vietnam ảnh 1Photos taken by war correspondent Ignacio Ezcurra (Source: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – An exhibition, themed “Stories from a camera”, openedat Ho Chi Minh City’s War Remnants Museum on July 9 to mark the 203rd anniversaryof the Argentine Independence Day.

On display are 130items, documents and photos telling stories about Vietnam in the wartime andpeacetime. The photos were captured by Ignacio Ezcurra, who was a warcorrespondent of The La Nación working in Vietnam in 1968, and his granddaughterLuisa Duggan when she travelled to Vietnam after 50 years.

Ezcurra got lost inSai Gon (now Ho Chi Minh City) on May 8, 1968. After five decades, his familycame to Vietnam and presented his remembrances to the Ho Chi Minh City WarRemnants Museum. Duggan used her grandfather’s camera to take photos.

The exhibition, whichremains open to visitors until August 30, is expected to contribute tonurturing the friendship and cultural exchanges between Vietnam andArgentina.-VNA
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