Sa Majesté Khải Định, Empereur d’Annam, 1919

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1919, Empereur d'Annam, Khai Dinh

Sa Majesté Khải Định, Empereur d’Annam, 1919. As the Son of Heaven, the emperor is dressed in his ritual robes and holds in his hands the sacred « rule, » a tablet of ivory. Illustration from a 1922 book. Image by © The Print Collector/Corbis

1931, Huế, Annam, Vietnam. These two military mandarins serve the court

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1931, Annam, Hué, military mandarin

1931, Huế, Annam, Vietnam. These two military mandarins serve the court. Image by © W. Robert Moore/National Geographic Society/Corbis

A civil mandarin poses in his winged scholar’s bonnet in front of the Điện Cần Chánh, Huế, 1931

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1931, Annam, civil mandarin, Hué, winged scholar's bonnet, Điện Cần Chánh

1931, Huế , Annam, Vietnam. A civil mandarin poses in his winged scholar’s bonnet in front of the Điện Cần Chánh. Image by © W. Robert Moore/National Geographic Society/Corbis

A follower of Confucius stands at the Temple of Literary Culture (Cổng Văn Miếu), 1931, Huế, Annam

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1931, Cổng Văn Miếu, Confucius, Hué, Temple of Literary Culture

1931, Huế, Annam, Vietnam. A follower of Confucius stands at the Temple of Literary Culture (Cổng Văn Miếu). Image by © W. Robert Moore/National Geographic Society/Corbis

1931, Annam, Miss Nguyễn Thị Cẩm Hà, the daughter of the royal princess Mỹ Lương pose

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1931, Annam, Nguyễn Thị Cẩm Hà, princess Mỹ Lương

1931, Annam, Vietnam. Miss Nguyễn Thị Cẩm Hà, the daughter of the royal princess Mỹ Lương pose. Image by © W. Robert Moore/National Geographic Society/Corbis

1931, Huế, Annam, The royal princess Mỹ Lương

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1931, Bà Chúa Nhất, Duc Duc, Hué, princess Mỹ Lương, Thành Thai

1931, Huế, Annam, French Indochina. The royal princess Mỹ Lương, Bà Chúa Nhất, the eldest girl of Emperor Dục Đức and eldest sister of Emperor Thành Thái dressed in her royal robes. Image by © W. Robert Moore/National Geographic Society/Corbis

1931, Annam, Vietnam. A woman sells products of an Annam woodcarving factory

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1931, Annam

1931, Annam, Vietnam. A woman sells products of an Annam woodcarving factory. Image by © W. Robert Moore/National Geographic Society/Corbis

1931, Annam, Vietnam. A young mandarin stands beside an elaborately robed statue

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1931, Annam, mandarin

1931, Annam, Vietnam. A young mandarin stands beside an elaborately robed statue. Image by © W. Robert Moore/National Geographic Society/Corbis

Annamese men and women walk to the market along the Mandarin Road, July 1930. Annam

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1930, Annam, Mandarin Road

July 1930. Annam, French Indochina. Annamese men and women walk to the market along the Mandarin Road.  Image by © W. Robert Moore/National Geographic Society/Corbis

An informal group portrait of Huế schoolgirls on a picnic, July 1930, Huế, Annam

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1930, Annam, Hué

July 1930, Huế, Annam, French Indochina. An informal group portrait of Huế schoolgirls on a picnic. Image by © W. Robert Moore/National Geographic Society/Corbis