Saigon Collection

Vietnam / Saigon Boats 20C
Boats and shipping in the harbour of Vietnams principal port

Saigon, Vietnam - The Hotel des Postes (Central Post Office) - designed by Architect Marie-Alfred Foulhoux (1840-1892). Date: circa 1910s

Vietnam - Children working as porters - Saigon
Vietnam - Children working as porters - at a Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) market. Date: circa 1910s

Duong Tu-Do - Tu-Do Street) - Saigon, Vietnam
Duong Tu-Do - Rue Tu-Do (Tu-Do Street) - Saigon, Vietnam Date: circa 1960s

Saigon, modern Hochiminh City, Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of the port, Saigon, modern Hochiminh City, French Indochina, Vietnam

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, officially Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception is a cathedral located in the downtown of Ho Chi Minh

Traveller Palm, Botanic Garden, Saigon, Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: Traveller Palm in the Botanic Garden, Saigon, Hochiminh City, Saigon, French Indochina, Vietnam

Monument of Leon Gambetta, Saigon, Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: monument of Leon Gambetta, Saigon, Hochiminh City, French Indochina, Vietnam

Mmiltary hospital, Saigon, Hochiminh City Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: army barracks, miltary hospital, Saigon, French Indochina, Hochiminh City Vietnam

FRENCH TRADING IN SAIGON
French trading establishment at Saigon, Vietnam Date: 1864

Saigon, Vietnam - L Arroyo de Cholon. Date: circa 1908

Vietnam - Landscape of the Interior
Southern Vietnam near Saigon (at this stage under French Colonial Occupation) - Landscape of the Interior. Date: circa 1901

Moi tribal people - Saigon, Vietnam
Family of the Moi tribal people - Saigon, Vietnam. Date: circa 1910s

Paris Exhibition of 1900 - Traditional Vietnamese House
Paris Exposition of 1900 - Indochina - Traditional Vietnamese House - Pagode (Pagoda) of Phuoc-Kien at Cholon (Ho Chi Minh City) (Cochinchina - French Vietnam)

HMS Hawkins, British heavy cruiser
HMS Hawkins (D86), British heavy cruiser. Seen here at Saigon dockside with the crew lined up on deck. Date: circa 1920

Saigon - Vietnam - Itinerant street seller of Tea and Cakes/confectionery. Date: circa 1910s

Captive Elephant at the Botanical Gardens, Saigon, Vietnam circa 1906

Riverside dwellings - Cho Quan Creek, Saigon, Vietnam. circa 1906

Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon, Vietnam
Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon, Cochinchina (Vietnam), completed circa 1880. circa 1906

Vietnam - Saigon - The Chinese Creek ( Arroyo Chinois )
Vietnam - Saigon - The Mouth of the Chinese Creek ( Arroyo Chinois ) circa 1906

Vietnam - Commercial Quay, Saigon circa 1906

HoCHhiMin Saigon circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s

Street vendor, Saigon, Indo-China, Vietnam, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Vietnam - Musicians - Saigon
Vietnam - Musicians - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Two men with their Dan Tranh, a plucked Zither (similar to the Chinese guzheng, the Japanese koto)

Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon, Cochinchina (Vietnam), completed circa 1880. Date: 1910s

Sports Club building, Saigon, Cochinchina (Vietnam), Le Cercle Sportif, built 1925. Date: circa 1926

Market day, Saigon, Cochinchina (Vietnam)
Ben Thanh Market on market day, Saigon, Cochinchina (Vietnam), with hansom cabs and rickshaws. Date: circa 1910

Municipal Theatre, Saigon, Cochinchina (Vietnam)
Municipal Theatre, Rue Catinat, Saigon, Cochinchina (Vietnam). Date: 1911

French Navy cruisers, Saigon, Cochinchina (Vietnam)
French Navy cruisers near the quay at Saigon, Cochinchina (Vietnam). Date: 1906

Vietnam - Group of Actresses - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
A delightfully hand-tinted postcard showing a group of Traditional Vietnamese Actresses - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Date: circa 1909

What People Are Wearing - Jillian Robertson
The Australian journalist Jillian Robertson wearing a saffron Buddhist robe she bought in Saigon where she was reporting on the war in Vietnam. Date: 1966

French Military Barracks, Saigon, Vietnam
French Military Barracks, Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Indochina (Vietnam). Date: circa 1890

Cathedral in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam
Cathedral in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. Date: circa 1890

Vietnam - Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) - Government Building. Date: circa 1910s

Botanical Gardens - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam
Entrance to the Botanical Gardens - Nguyen Binh Khiem Street - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. View of The Museum of Vietnamese History. Date: circa 1930s

The Municipal Theatre - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam Date: circa 1910s

Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam - Municipal Theatre Date: circa 1904

Vietnamese Officials at Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)
Indigenous Vietnamese Officials at Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) Date: circa 1910s

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Former Palace of the Governor
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (then Saigon) - Former Palace of the (French Colonial) Governor General, now the Independence Palace. Date: circa 1910s

Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam - Clocktower of Cathedral built
St. Francois Xavier Church in Cholon Chinatown, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam under construction - encased in bamboo scaffolding. Date: 1908

The Rotating Bridge at the Belgian Quay, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. Date: circa 1910s

Annamite Actor - Saigon, Vietnam
Annamite Actor - Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. Annam was the term used to describe Vietnam used prior to 1945. Date: circa 1908

Saigon, Vietnam - A Chetty
An Indian Chetty merchant (or Chettiar) in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. Chetty is a title used by various mercantile castes in South India especially in Tamil Nadu

Sellers of Chinese Soup - Saigon, Vietnam Date: circa 1940s

Social / Vietnam Stalls
Street scene with people at food stalls in Saigon, South Vietnam. Date: 1985

Cholon, Vietnam - Confectionary seller
A street sweet seller - selling his wares at Cholon, the Chinese district of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). Date: circa 1920s

The arrival of the Governor General - Saigon
The arrival of the Governor General at Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) in the Steamship Ernest Simons. Everyone (who is anyone) is gathered on the harbour to greet him. Date: circa 1910

Saigon, Vietnam - Chinese Grocers Shop circa 1910s

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