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Great job with all these old pics. I picked up a few b&w postcards of Kanchanaburi from back in the 60's, while they were building the bridge. Classic thread. If it's okay with you, I can snap a photo of them, and include them in here.
Please. You're very welcome to contribute. As you can see - a number of members have done so already. Cheers.Quote:
Originally Posted by phuketbound
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gifI believe this photo has been posted somewhere in the thread. This one is much sharper. If I'm not mistaken, this is the official ceremony that inducted the young Rama V {Chulalongkorn} as 'The Crown Prince'...being offered for the people by his Father Rama IV {Mongkut}. So we are talking about 1862-3, as Chulalongkorn took the Throne in 1868, still a young man.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gifSame ship used in his numerous goodwill/statesman tours worldwide.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gifFormer Thai PM Surayud Chulanont and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during the former's State visit in May 2007
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2009/03/268.jpgGrandchild of King Chulalongkorn, the only child of Prince Chakrabhongse Bhuvanth and his Russian wife Ekaterina Deshitskaya.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gifPridi Bhanomyong dines with Betty McKenzie of the US State Dept while on route to discuss Thai and SE Asian affairs with President Truman.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2009/03/269.jpgStatesman, activist, scholar, long-time leader of democracy movement. Father of currently exiled Thai Professor, activist, and writer J. Giles Ungpakorn. Puey was an active member of the Free Thai Movement of WW2. Served as Governor of The Bank of Thailand. Dean of the Faculty of Economics at Thammasat University for 12 years and then seved as rector for the university. Heavily involved in democracy movements of the early and mid-70s, where he found himself involved in the Oct. 1973 coup/uprising/massacre. Forced to flee and becamed exiled. Finished out his life where he taught at The University of London alongside his dear friend Pridi Bhanomyong.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gifExtended Royalty of Chiang Mai 1922