Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Saigon 1969-70 by Brad

 Flickriver: Photoset 'Saigon 1969-70 by Brad' by manhhai

 Old photos of Vietnam and cheese: two things you can never too much of.

We've featured numerous images of Saigon from the 1960s and 1970s before, but there are always more angles and sights to explore. This set, curated by Flickr Jedi manhhai, includes film photos from an author who's only known by his first name Brad.

Our man Brad may not be the best photographer to ever grace this website, but he caught plenty of interesting tidbits of daily life, from crowds exiting a movie theater and people hanging out at a TV shop to residents riding a bus and all kinds of transportation.

Judging by the captions, Brad was likely in the Australian military, as a number of photos were taken from the Canberra Bachelors and Enlisted Men's Quarters (BEQ) on what is now Chau Van Liem Street in District 5.

Take a ride around Saigon of 1969 and 1970 through Brad's lens:

More @ Flickr/Saigoneer

2 comments:

  1. Spent a few months in Saigon 1971 US Navy after being transferred from Mekong Delta, brings back some memories, was a good few months before home bound flight. Thanks for the memories.

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    1. https://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=114&highlight=long+binh
      USO Christmas Show-Long Binh, Vietnam 1968

      I went.

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