The edifices for the cremation festivities of King Mongkut on the Phramen grounds {Sanam Luang}.
The first Thai eating place to go bilingual, catering to the growing number of 'Farang' along the 'Hippie Trail'.
Unusal for the time, Rama V appointed a Penang Chinese, Khaw Sim Bee Na Ramong to the post.
Independent but impoverished, 19th century Lanna was governed by the family of Kawila, nominally a vassal of Siam, but infact autonomous. Not until 1874 was a Siamese High Commissioner sent to administer the north, and subsequently during the reign of King Rama V, the region was slowly incorporated into the Kingdom. As was the claimed land {today lower Laos} won from Siam-Franco-Lao wars of the period.
Have to say, this is one of the most interesting threads going.
Don't stop.
Have to agree with you there FF - I like the way it jumps from era to era - its like a condensed Thai illustrated history book !!
Great pics. Amazing collection. RS you are putting a lot into this. It's appreciated.
One thing I notice about the King is that he really only seems to happy in pics with his brother.
The old pics of shops from the 50s seem a lot like the pics of shops nowadays too.
Pra Yantra I believe went on to cause a death while drunk driving in the US. He might be in prison there. That's for another thread.
Keep those pics coming.
Thanks for the praise. The thought of chronological sequence passed through my head....but intitially, my intentions we're to skip about from here to there. As I feel, creates a more dramatic clause. That would be a lot of work, as the nature of this thread has been established. Perhaps this thread could use an overall and chronological modification - with the help of keen mods with the tech knowhow. Perhaps someday.
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