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title: Xây Cất Cầu Đông Bình (Building a Bridge in Dong Binh)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/xay-cat-cau-dong-binh-1965-1969/
description: A yellow-and-photograph sheet titled 'Xây cất cầu Đông Bình' (Building the Dong Binh Bridge) shows a smiling officer in uniform in conversation
section: Collection
---

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# Xây Cất Cầu Đông Bình (Building a Bridge in Dong Binh)

A yellow-and-photograph sheet titled 'Xây cất cầu Đông Bình' (Building the Dong Binh Bridge) shows a smiling officer in uniform in conversation with elderly villagers and children. The caption names him as Major Lê Tri Vi, Hoc Mon District Chief, discussing a new bridge with the elders of Dong Binh hamlet. The tell is the named official shown listening to elders, which presents the government as consulting villagers.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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## Text on the object

Original (Vietnamese) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
Thiếu tá Lê Tri Vi, Quận trưởng Hốc Môn đang vui vẻ thảo luận với các cụ trong ấp Đông Bình về việc xây cất một chiếc cầu mới.

XÂY CẤT CẦU ĐÔNG BÌNH

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```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Major Le Tri Vi, Hoc Mon District Chief, is cheerfully discussing with the elders of Dong Binh hamlet the building of a new bridge.

BUILDING THE DONG BINH BRIDGE

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```

[← Xâm nhập (Infiltrate)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/xam-nhap-infiltrate-map-poster-1965/) [Youth League Social Work: A Collective Hair-Washing Session (Một buổi gội đầu tập thể) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/youth-league-collective-hair-washing-1965-1969/)

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