Special Collections

The Vietnam Collection

Vietnam: A Television History was a landmark documentary series produced by GBH. This collection contains most of the materials gathered and created for the 1983 series, as well as additional Vietnam-related materials from the GBH archive. Vietnam: A Television History was one of the last GBH series produced entirely on film. Starting in 2008, materials were reconstructed, transferred, and digitized for preservation and access.

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Agricultural Activity
Army Museum
Bach Dang Estuary
Ben Hai River Scenes
Ben Tre Riverside
Bridge on the Ben Hai River
Buddhist Shrine
Burning Incense
Cam Ne Village Activity
China-Vietnam Border Scenes
Cho Lon Church
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City Square in Haiphong Commemoration of Ancient Military Victories Cu Chi Base Da Nang Bay Destroyed U.S. Army Base Dong Da Rally Fishing in Da Nang Bay Former NLF Fort Hanoi Flower Market Hanoi Temples Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Hue Imperial Palace Hue Scenics: Flowers Kham Thien District Lighting Incense in a Field Long Son Army Camp Makeshift Bridge Man Tends His Garden
Miners at Work Ngo Quyen Temple Open Pit Mining The Perfume River in Hue Phung Thuong Cooperative Activities Presidential Palace Gate Propaganda Posters Retrospective Scenics of Vietnam War School Yard Drills South Boston Memorial Service Sword Lake Trung Sisters Temple Tunnels Used for Shelter Vietnam Scenics Vietnamese History Mural Vietnam's Mountainous Landscape War Monument in Hanoi 17th Parallel Wrecked Landscape