EU: Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, [L0055764]

1867 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

John Thomson's camera recorded this scene in Saigon in 1867, catalogued as L0055764, during the early period of French rule over Cochin China, as the city took shape as the colonial administrative center.

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