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EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson (1867)
1867 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Taken in 1867 by John Thomson, this photograph shows Saigon in the first decade of French colonial rule, when the city served as the seat of government for the newly formed colony of Cochin China.
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