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EU: Saigon, Cochin China, Vietnam. Photograph by John Thomson, [L0055788]
1866 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam
Taken in 1866 by the pioneering Scottish photographer John Thomson, this image documents Saigon during the early years of French colonial rule in Cochin China.
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![EU: Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (L0055789) (1866), Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), 1866](https://cdn.placewas.com/placewas/d8fe27853c8a4742935bc29d4a4cad8d.jpg?width=400)
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![EU: Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (yk8jz2nz), Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), 1866](https://cdn.placewas.com/placewas/cbdb681282f14681b9f4aefdcf481797.jpg?width=400)
![EU: Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (g75utfy8), Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), 1866](https://cdn.placewas.com/placewas/a8297d77c6294ba390fcdb05aaae6b72.jpg?width=400)
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![EU: Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (L0055788) (1866), Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), 1866](https://cdn.placewas.com/placewas/e87756ebcef7401d8dbae7800aebcd7a.jpg?width=400)
![EU: Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (1) (1866), Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), 1866](https://cdn.placewas.com/placewas/de6d1075b27d446a8a8fdc05f31a123c.jpg?width=400)