The Snapshots in Time Collection

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon and Street Traffic, South Vietnam, 1964

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon and Street Traffic, South Vietnam, 1964

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, seen here in 1964 amid a bustling street scene of taxis, scooters, and pedestrians, was a landmark of French colonial Saigon and remained a focal point of the city even as South Vietnam's political and military situation intensified in the years leading up to major American troop deployment. Project: 218565