EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson, (L0056133) (1867)

1867 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

This 1867 photograph by John Thomson shows the Saigon riverfront in French Cochin China, a hub for river trade and transport.

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