VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon of 150 years ago was lively in photos by French photographer Emile Gsell. During his visits to this land in the years 1860-1880, Gsell used his camera to record the changing life is this bustling city.

 

 

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The newly-built Governor's Palace in 1875.


 

 

 

 

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A church.

 

 

 

 

 

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Charner - the first market in Saigon, built by the French in 1860.

 

 

 

 

 

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A stall in the Old Market.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Great Canal in 1880, which is Nguyen Hue Boulevard today.

 

 

 

 

 

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Lang Cha Ca in Tan Binh District is the tomb of Bishop Alexander Rhodes (1866).

 

 

 

 

 

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A Chinese temple in Cholon area (1866).


 

 

 

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Saigon Port after two years of operation (1866).

 

 

 

 

 

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A wedding in the village communal house (1866).


 

 

 

 

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A Saigon band (1866).

 

 

 

 

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A pagoda in Cholon (1866).


 

 

 

 

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Slumps of Chinese in Cholon area.

 

 

 

 

 

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Tau Hu canal.


 

 

 

 

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Saigon River.

 

 

 

 

 

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Tuong (Vietnamese classical drama) artists.


 

 

 

 

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Two children as porters at the harbor were playing with coins.

 

 

 

 

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Map of Saigon in 1873.

 

 

 

 

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Saigon Port 150 years ago.

 

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