The Snapshots in Time Collection

Street Scene in Saigon with Cyclos, Automobiles, and Military Trucks, South Vietnam, 1964

Street Scene in Saigon with Cyclos, Automobiles, and Military Trucks, South Vietnam, 1964

Cyclo pedicabs, an American sedan, and pedestrians share a bustling Saigon boulevard in 1964, lined with French colonial-era buildings and a Studebaker dealership sign. Military trucks visible in the background hint at the growing American presence in South Vietnam in the year before large-scale U.S. combat troops arrived, capturing a city still very much engaged in ordinary civilian life. Project: 218565