Extremely rare color photos of Saigon a century ago

From left to right, from top to bottom: 1- Grands Magasins Charnes Building (later Tax Trade Center). 2 – Bridge in the Zoo. 3 – A scholar selling calligraphy on the street. 4 – Cuniac Building next to Ben Thanh Market (now the headquarters of the Saigon Railway Transport Company). Photo: Public Domain.

From left to right, top to bottom: 1 – Tan Son Nhat airport runway. 2 – Tan Dinh Church. 3 – Street vendors selling bread. 4 – Fishing in Can Gio. Photo: Public Domain.

From left to right, from top to bottom: 1 – Maritime Club. 2 – Newspaper stand. 3 – Fishing on the Saigon River. 4 – French soldiers and sailors garrison. Photo: Public Domain.

From left to right, top to bottom: 1 – Air France headquarters. 2 – Avenue Bonard (Le Loi Street) and the city theater. 3 – Street vendors. 4 – Pasteur Institute. Photo: Public Domain.

From left to right, from top to bottom: 1 – Saigon Central Post Office. 2 – Mobile food stall. 3 – Museum in the Zoo. Photo: Public Domain.

From left to right, top to bottom: 1 – Newsstand. 2 – Bank of Indochina. 3 – Fruit seller. 4 – Road under coconut trees. Photo: Public Domain.

From left to right, top to bottom: 1 – Riverside village. 2 – Francis Garnier monument area in the park in front of the Opera House. 3 – Sidewalk newspaper stand. 4 – A corner of Saigon port. Photo: Public Domain.

From left to right, from top to bottom: 1- Street food stall. 2 – A corner of Saigon port. 3 – Governor’s Palace. 4 – Phat An Pagoda. Photo: Public Domain.

From left to right, from top to bottom: 1 – Thi Nghe Market on Thi Nghe Canal. 2 – Motorbike cyclo station. 3 – Funeral on the river. 4 – Charner Avenue (Nguyen Hue Street). Photo: Public Domain.

From left to right, top to bottom: 1 – Lai Thieu Port. 2 – Cuniac Building. 3 – A corner of Saigon Port. 4 – A herd of cows wandering on the road. Photo: Public Domain.

From left to right, from top to bottom: 1 – The French-Chinese Bank building on Ham Nghi Avenue. 2 – Street vendors. 3 – Fishermen on the Saigon River. 4 – The Memorial Temple in the Zoo. Photo: Public Domain.

From left to right, from top to bottom: 1 – Le Cercle Indochinois building (now the headquarters of the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation). 2 – Cooking on the street. 3 – Charner Boulevard roundabout (Nguyen Hue Street). 4 – Cha Ca Mausoleum. Photo: Public Domain.

From left to right, top to bottom: 1 – Flower market in Saigon. 2 – Balloon boy. 3 – Tan Dinh market. 4 – Road to Ong Lanh bridge. Photo: Public Domain.

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