Saigon Collection

D.D. Gracey Handing Sword
(Original Caption) Generals Gracey and LeClerc in Saigon. On January 14th, at Saigon, Major General D.D

Secretary Of Defense Mcnamara And Party
(Original Caption) Saigon, Vietnam- Us Defense Secretary McNamara and his party visit a stratigic hamlet at Plei Mrong

Meeting of Asian Leaders
(Original Caption) King of Thailand Visits Vietnam. Saigon, South Vietnam: King Phumiphol Aduldej of Thailand, left, talking with President Ngo Dinh Diem of Vietnam at the Presidential Palace here

Rebel General Ba Cut
(Original Caption) Rebel General Ba Cut, above, the last big holdout against U.S.-backed Premier Ngo Dinh Diem, is questioned by South Vietnamese High Rank officers shortly after his surrender

Smoke Filled Sky Near Airplane
(Original Caption) Wreckage of some of the 20 aircraft destroyed in a Communist rocket attack on Da Nang Airbase, is shown still burning on the flight line

Vietnam War Photographer's Bullet Stopping Camera
(Original Caption) Freelance photographer, Kurt Rolfes, from Ithaca, NY, was covering Vietnam War action for UPI recently when he came under automatic weapon's fire

Map Showing Pacification Routes in South Vietnam
(Original Caption) The progress of the pacification program in South Vietnam, "the other war" to "win the minds and hearts of the people" through grass roots cooperation

Small Child Receiving Food Rations in Saigon
(Original Caption) A little Vietnamese, acting as the man of the family, watches carefully as a rice ration is poured into a bowl his mother gave him

Japanese Warships Entering St. Jaques
(Original Caption) Japanese warships were today reported off Cap St. Jaques and Camranh Bay, French, Indo-China as France reportedly bowed to Japanese demand for bases in Southern Indo-China

Japanese Soldiers Waiting
(Original Caption) 10/1/1941-Saigon, French Indo-China: Japanese soldiers

French Soldier With Annimite Prisoners
(Original Caption) 10/17/1945-Saigon

Troops Walking in Field
(Original Caption) American troops operate in swamps and rivers south of Saigon. Pick up Viet Cong suspects and question them

Display of Map Showing Battles of Vietnam War
(Original Caption) Saigon, South Vietnam: Communist guerillas killed 42 Vietnamese soldiers and wounded 13 U. S. officers and men in one of the biggest battles of the war U. S

Refugees Fleeing Battle in Saigon
(Original Caption) Saigon:While the battle blazes on behind them

People Standing by Crashed Aircraft
(Original Caption) Tan Son Nhut Airbase, South Vietnam: Government soldiers stand near some of the fuselage of a Galaxy C5A that crashed after taking off from this airbase here April 4, 1975

Bao Dai and Russell Berkey Touring Destroyers
(Original Caption) Saigon: Bao Dai (right), "Emperor of Vietnam, " tours the destroyer USS Stickell with Vice Admiral Russell Berkey (left). The visit to Saigon of the U.S

French Morrocan Soldiers
(Original Caption) French Moroccans Battling Indochina Rebels

Vietnamese Women Smoking Cigarettes
(Original Caption) 8/8/1952-Saigon, Vietnam-Two taxi dancers puff seriously on cigarettes as they await business in a Saigon cabaret. Vietnamese girls are generally stouter and fleshier than Chinese

Cambodia's King Sihanouk
(Original Caption) King with Democratic Ideas

Military Officers Posing Together
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Vietnam Wishes To Seceed From France
(Original Caption) 11/1/1953- Saigon, Indochina: Vietnam Congress

Ngo Kinh Diem and Paul Ely Watching a Flag Descend the Flag Staff
(Original Caption) Premier Ngo Kinh Diem of Vietnam (left) and Gen

Lieutenant Genevieve De Galard-Terraube
French Lieutenant Genevieve De Galard-Terraube of the French Air Force known as the heroic nurse of Dien Bien Phu at the Tansonnhut Airfield in Saigon on June 4, 1954

Soldiers Arriving Near Liner
(Original Caption) Soldiers of the 22nd Algerian Tiralleurs line up on a quay in Saigon after their arrival on the SS Pasteur

Vietnamese Travelers Goods Being Unloaded from Ship
(Original Caption) Local youths carry the belongings of refugees from North Vietnam who arrived by ship at Saigon

Portrait of Vietnamese Refugee
(Original Caption) Even though she had to leave her home, this little Vietnamese refugee girls smiles happily knowing she is safe from the Communists after arriving in Saigon

Aerial View of a Tent City
(Original Caption) Refugees from the Communist regime in North Vietnam jam a tent city set up in Saigon to take care of those trying to start a new life

Medics Carrying Injured Man on Stretcher
(Original Caption) Saigon, South Vietnam: Photo shows wounded being brought to the hospital on Boulevard Bonnard after fighting broke out in the streets of Saigon

Soldiers Firing Weapons from Behind a Tree
(Original Caption) Saigon, South Vietnam: The main street of Saigon, Boulevard Gallieni, became a battlefield during the two day war

French Soldier Crouching Behind a Tree, Saigon 1955

Religious Ceremony Provided by Pope to Indochina
(Original Caption) Saigon, Indochina: Religious Sect Gets Flag From Caodaist Pope. A Special envoy from the Pope of the Caodaist

Vietnamese Soldier Stands Over Prisoner
4/24/1955-Saigon, South Vietnam: Troops of American backed Premier Ngo Diem and the rebel Binh Xuyen sect fought a breif street battle with machine guns

Binh Xuyen Members Sleeping on the Ground
(Original Caption) Saigon, Indochina: Ordered Off Streets In Saigon

Colonel Philip Cibotti Training Vietnamese Troops
(Original Caption) Against Reds and Rebels

Nguyen Phuong Giving a Speech
(Original Caption) Cao Dai Chief in Address. Saigon, South Vietnam: Gen

Vietnamese Fleeing on the Street
(Original Caption) Saigon: Civilians, some of them soaked by water from firehouses used in vain attempts to put out flames in burning buildings, flee fighting and bombing

Demonstrators Protesting Against Bao Dai
(Original Caption) Demonstrate Against Bao Dai. Saigon, Indochina: A crowd in Saigon carries banners during a demonstration against absent Emperor Bao Dai

Woman Carrying Ducks
(Original Caption) Quite a Handful

Laotian Soldiers on Field Trek
(Original Caption) Saigon, Indochina: Laos Parachutists Put Reds On The Run

Posters About Absentee Ruler
Lampoon Absentee ruler

Crowds Celebrating First Indochina Republic
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Saigon Town Hall
(Original Caption) Vietnamese Rejoice as Country Becomes a Republic

Ngo Dinh Diem Speaking into a Microphone
(Original Caption) A Republic Is Born

Ngo Dinh Diem Taking Oath of Office
(Original Caption) Inauguration of First President of Vietnam Republic

French Troops Leave Indo-China

Portrait of Ngo Dinh Diem and Others
(Original Caption) The pro-western regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem has won a solid victory in the first National Assembly election in the young Republic of South Vietnam

View of Theater Holding General Elections
(Original Caption) This is the Municipal Theater of Saigon, South Vietnam, within a few days it will be the seat of Vietnam's first Constitutive Assembly

South Vietnamese Woman Casting Ballot
(Original Caption) This young South Vietnamese woman casts her ballot during the general elections held in the area to name a Constitutive Assembly

Man Selling Food at Market
A man is shown here preparing food to sell at his market during the Chinese New Year celebration

President Diem at Desk
(Original Caption) 3/22/1958-Saigon, Vietnam: President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam seated at desk in Independence Palace in Saigon

Vietnamese Couple Salvaging Materials
(Original Caption) Saigon

Vietnamese Couple Salvaging Materials
(Original Caption) Saigon

General Maxwell Taylor And Ngo Dinh Diem
General Maxwell Taylor, special military advisor for President Kennedy meets with South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem in Saigon on October 23, 1961

Bombing Victims in Saigon
Horrified Vietnamese, some wounded, pack into a jeep following an aerial attack upon President Diem's palace in Saigon, South Vietnam

Ho Dinh Van Sacrificing his Life
(Original Caption) Flames engulf Buddhist Priest Ho Dinh Van in front of the Saigon Roman Catholic Cathedral here on October 27th, as people watch

Neil Sheehan Typing on Typewriter
5/1963-Saigon, South Vietnam-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Waist-up photo of UPI reporter Neil Sheehan, currently stationed in Saigon

Reporter Neil Sheehan
5/1963-Saigon, South Vietnam-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Photo of UPI reporter Neil Sheehan seated at his typewriter

Buddhist Monks Holding Protest Signs
(Original Caption) Buddhist monks on the verge of rebellion are adding to the mounting troubles of the South Vietnam government

South Vietnamese Police Placings Monks in Trucks
(Original Caption) South Vietnamese police hustle Buddhist monk into waiting police truck during demonstration here July 17th

Vietnamese Soldiers Surrounding Buddhist Priest
(Original Caption) South Vietnamese soldiers surround Buddhist priests who stage sit-down demonstration in street here July 16th

Buddhist Leaving Prison
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Buddhist Monks Protesting President Diem
(Original Caption) Buddhist monks hold signs protesting religious policies of President Ngo Dinh Diem August 18, in memorial services at main Xa Loi Pagoda here

Buddhist Monk Speaking to Crowd
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Buddhist Monk Speaking to Crowd
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Henry Cabot Lodge Meeting Ngo Dinh Diem
(Original Caption) Saigon, South Vietnam: United States Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge (left) presents credentials to South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem at Presidential Palace

Crowd at Pro-Diem Rally in Saigon
Demonstrators in Saigon, many of them members of Dinh Ngo Nhu's Republic Youth Organization, wave banners at a pro-Diem rally on September 10, 1963

Buddhist Monk Committing Ritual Suicide
A Buddhist monk commits ritual suicide in protest of government anti-Buddhist policies

Buddhist Monk Performs Ritual Suicide
As a protest against the Ngo Dinh Diem government's anti-Buddhist policies, a young Buddhist monk performs a ritual suicide, by self immolation, in the central market square of Saigon

Buddhist Monk Committing Ritual Suicide
As a protest against the Ngo Dinh Diem government's anti-Buddhist policies, a young Buddhist monk performs a ritual suicide, by self immolation, in the central market square of Saigon

Buddhist Monk Committing Suicide by Fire
As a protest against the Ngo Dinh Diem government's anti-Buddhist policies, a young Buddhist monk performs a ritual suicide, by self immolation, in the central market square of Saigon

The South Vietnamese Presidential Family
The South Vietnamese presidential family, (left to right) Ngo Dinh Le Thuy, 17, her mother, Mme

Body of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem
(Original Caption) Saigon, South Vietnam: In photo just obtained by UPI, the bodies of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem (right) and his brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, disguised as priests

Le Quang Oanh with Thich Tam Chau
(Original Caption) Catholic priest Le Quang Oanh (right) shakes hands with Buddhist priest Thich Tam Chau, vice president of the General Buddhist Association, as they met at the Xa Loi Pagoda

Nguyen Van Thieu Sitting and Reaching into His Pocket
(Original Caption) Nguyen Van Thieu is shown here in a 1964 file photo

Women and Military Jeep in Saigon
Women in traditional dress pass a military jeep on a Saigon street during the Vietnam War

Young Newspaper Worker Spreading Her Papers on Street for Sale
(Original Caption) South Vietnam: War On The Doorstep. A pretty young newsstand operator (Left) uses rocks to hold down her papers on a street corner in Saigon

President Johnson Holding Conference on Viet Nam
President Johnson meets with high-level political leaders about current issues in Viet Nam, on September 9, 1964

Portrait of L. Gen. Tran Thien Khiem
(Original Caption) Here is South Viet Nam's Army commander, Lt. Gen. Tran Thien Khiem shown during press conference of the military troika here Sept. 9th

Press Conference in Saigon
(Original Caption) Press conference in Saigon. From left to right: Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh; Sub-Brig. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi, deputy commander of Corps I, and Sub. Brig, Gen. Pham Van Dong

Thich Tam Chau Leading Followers
(Original Caption) Leading a group of followers, Thich Tam Chau, chairman of the Buddhist Secular Affairs Department in Saigon enters a press conference smiling

Marshal Nguyen Cao Ky Sitting at Desk
(Original Caption) Air Vice Marshal Nguyen Cao Ky, commander of the South Vietnamese Air Force and leading spokesman for the officers who challenged the civilian regime

Ann Sidney Shopping at Market
(Original Caption) Attractive Tourist. Saigon: On the scene in Saigon, England's attractive "Miss World, " Ann Sidney appears to enjoy shopping at one of the many street markets

Nguyen Khanh
(Original Caption) 1/28/1965- Saigon, South Vietnam: Holds press conference- Lt

Mcgeorge Bundy Shakes Hands W/Westmorela
(Original Caption) 2/4/1965-Saigon, South Vietnam- McGeorge Bundy (l), President Johnson's special aide on National Security matters, shakes hands here Feb

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