EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson, [z6jjcbwr] (1867)

1867 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

This 1867 view of Saigon, reference z6jjcbwr, was recorded by John Thomson as part of his broader documentation of the city and its people under early French colonial administration.

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