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Cholon saigon Black & White Stock Photos
RMF0JA8D–geography/travel, Asia, Vietnam, Viet Nam, War, South Vietnam, ruined, destroyed, district Cholon, Saigon, 1968, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RM2B0121E–Vietnam: Le Van Vien, aka Bay Vien (1904-1970), leader of the Binh Xuyen criminal-military organisation in Saigon and Cholon in the 1950s. Bình Xuyên, often linked to its infamous leader, General Le Van 'Bay' Vien, was an independent military force within the Vietnamese National Army whose leaders once had lived outside the law and had sided with the Viet Minh. During its heyday, Binh Xuyen funded itself with organied crime activities in Saigon while effectively battling Communist forces. Binh Xuyen was located in Nha Be, in the marshes and canals along the southern fringes of Saigon-Cholon.
RMWHA22R–Vietnam war: Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam lies on the right bank of the sea. Enclosed north to south by rivers Arroyo and Avalancho, it extends westwards to the neighbouring Chinese town of Cholon. The commercial port, at the south of the Chinese Arroyo, is engaged in a large rice trade.
RM2B01FAG–Vietnam: Taxi dancers dancing together at the Arc-en-Ciel Club on Jaccareo Road, Cholon, c. 1952. The Arc-en-Ciel was arguably Saigon's top night spot during the 1940s and 1950s. Located in Saigon's twin city of Cholon on Jaccareo Avenue - today's Tan Da - it features prominently in Graham Greene's 'The Quiet American' as the taxi dance venue where Thomas Fowler met and wooed Phuong.
RFJTPHT8–Three Vietnamese women move back into the Cholon area after VC attack that left a two-block area leveled, in hopes of salvaging meager belongings. Saigon, January 31, 1968. (USAIA) NARA FILE #: 306-MVP-5-4 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 421
RM2B01BC1–Vietnam: Portrait of a young Vietnamese woman in Saigon, c. 1960s. Photograph of an attractive unknown young woman in Saigon in the 1960s wearing an ao dai and with a 1960s hairstyle.
RM2B00YT2–Vietnam: Drawing of a Hoa (Overseas Chinese) man being pulled in a rickshaw by a Viet coolie, Saigon, 1928. Rickshaws (or rickshas) are a mode of human-powered transport: a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two persons. Rickshaws are commonly made with bamboo. The word rickshaw came from Asia, where they were mainly used as means of transportation for the social elite. In recent times the use of rickshaws has been discouraged or outlawed in many countries due to concern for the welfare of rickshaw workers.
RMCWCAWA–Aftermath of Tet Offensive. Three Vietnamese women return to their homes in the ruins in of the Cholon area of Saigon after a
RM2B02DY1–Chợ Lớn is a Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It lies on the west bank of the Saigon River, having Bình Tây Market as its central market. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means 'big' (lớn) 'market' (chợ). The Chinese name (and original name) of Cholon is 堤岸 (pronounced Tai-Ngon in Cantonese and Dī'àn in Mandarin, which means 'embankment' (French: quais). The Vietnamese reading of the Chinese name is Đê Ngạn, but this is rarely used. Vietnamese speakers
RMW737XN–Saigon, Vietnam....Rubble and the remains of barbed wire line the streets of Cholon, a suburb of Saigon that was burned by South Vietnamese army troops in an effort to flush out any Viet Cong that remained after the Tet offensive in late January.
RM2B02TM1–Chợ Lớn is a Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It lies on the west bank of the Saigon River, having Bình Tây Market as its central market. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means 'big' (lớn) 'market' (chợ). The Chinese name (and original name) of Cholon is 堤岸 (pronounced Tai-Ngon in Cantonese and Dī'àn in Mandarin, which means 'embankment' (French: quais). The Vietnamese reading of the Chinese name is Đê Ngạn, but this is rarely used. Vietnamese speakers
RME1C41Y–Vietnam War, Saigon, Vietnam, rubble and the remains of barbed wire line the streets of Cholon, a suburb of Saigon that was
RMAD09FW–Southeast Asia Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Crowded market of street vendors in Saigons Cholon Chinatown District
RMCP4BRH–Aftermath of Tet Offensive. Three Vietnamese women return to their homes in the ruins in of the Cholon area of Saigon after a
RMBBN9RM–geography / travel, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, markets, women with straw hats on the old market of Cholon, 1970s,
RF2CBERXE–HO-CHI-MINH-CITY, VIETNAM - Nov 13, 2019: The entrance gate to the territory of Cha Tam Church (St. Francis Xavier Parish Church). A must-see of Cho L
RMW6MFNR–Three Vietnamese women move back into the Cholon area after Viet Cong attack that left a two-block area leveled, in hopes of salvaging meager belongings. Saigon, January 31, 1968., 1958 - 1974; General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 421 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.
RM2B02TM3–Chợ Lớn is a Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It lies on the west bank of the Saigon River, having Bình Tây Market as its central market. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means 'big' (lớn) 'market' (chợ). The Chinese name (and original name) of Cholon is 堤岸 (pronounced Tai-Ngon in Cantonese and Dī'àn in Mandarin, which means 'embankment' (French: quais). The Vietnamese reading of the Chinese name is Đê Ngạn, but this is rarely used. Vietnamese speakers
RM2B02N9E–Chợ Lớn is a Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It lies on the west bank of the Saigon River, having Bình Tây Market as its central market. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means 'big' (lớn) 'market' (chợ). The Chinese name (and original name) of Cholon is 堤岸 (pronounced Tai-Ngon in Cantonese and Dī'àn in Mandarin, which means 'embankment' (French: quais). The Vietnamese reading of the Chinese name is Đê Ngạn, but this is rarely used. Vietnamese speakers
RMADJ1EY–Southeast Asia Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Incense coils burn in clouds of smoke inside Thien Hau Pagod
RMW1JT81–Three Vietnamese women move back into the Cholon area after Viet Cong attack that left a two-block area leveled, in hopes of salvaging meager belongings. Saigon, January 31, 1968., 1958 - 1974; General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 421 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.
RM2B02R7D–Chợ Lớn is a Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It lies on the west bank of the Saigon River, having Bình Tây Market as its central market. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means 'big' (lớn) 'market' (chợ). The Chinese name (and original name) of Cholon is 堤岸 (pronounced Tai-Ngon in Cantonese and Dī'àn in Mandarin, which means 'embankment' (French: quais). The Vietnamese reading of the Chinese name is Đê Ngạn, but this is rarely used. Vietnamese speakers
RMAD5JNN–Southeast Asia Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Worker lifts incense coils burning clouds of smoke inside Thien Hau Pagoda
RM2B02TNF–The first railways in Vietnam were established in the 1880s; these included a tram running between the ports of Saigon and Cholon, and a regional rail line connecting Saigon with Mỹ Tho in the Mekong Delta. Railway construction flourished soon afterwards, during the administration of Paul Doumer as Governor-General of French Indochina from 1897 to 1902.
RM2B02R77–Former Emperor Bao Dai made Saigon the capital of the State of Vietnam in 1949 with himself as head of state. After the Viet Minh gained control of North Vietnam in 1954, it became common to refer to the Saigon government as 'South Vietnam'. The government was renamed the Republic of Vietnam when Bảo Đại was deposed by his Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem in a fraudulent referendum in 1955. Saigon and Cholon, an adjacent city with many Sino-Vietnamese residents, were combined into an administrative unit called Đô Thành Sài Gòn (Capital City Saigon).
RMAD08PK–Southeast Asia Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Incense coils burn in clouds of smoke inside Thien Hau Pagoda
RM2B02R7C–The rue Catinat (Catinat street) is a street, now called Dong Khoi, in Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon. It was named for Nicolas Catinat, a 17th and 18th century French marshal. Former Emperor Bảo Đại made Saigon the capital of the State of Vietnam in 1949 with himself as head of state. After the Việt Minh gained control of North Vietnam in 1954, it became common to refer to the Saigon government as 'South Vietnam'. The government was renamed the Republic of Vietnam when Bảo Đại was deposed by his Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem in a fraudulent referendum in 1955. Saigon and Cholon, an adja
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