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![EU: River bridge, Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam] (1867), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1867](https://cdn.placewas.com/placewas/af8c0d02698d4af39a9adb83d7bfd55f.jpg?width=1200)
EU: River bridge, Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam] (1867)
1867 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A river bridge in Saigon, then part of French Cochin China, photographed in 1867. Waterways and their crossings were central to the city's layout in the years following the establishment of French colonial rule.
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![EU: Saigon, [Vietnam]. Photograph by John Thomson, (L0056517), Ho Chi Minh City, 1867](https://cdn.placewas.com/placewas/09d1c7d0f3f04bd8a6354af1eaf78bb3.jpg?width=400)
![EU: View of building under construction on the waterfront, Saigon, Cochin China [Vietnam]. (1867), Ho Chi Minh City, 1867](https://cdn.placewas.com/placewas/47360c8ac30148869fd8d7ae8af55ad3.jpg?width=400)