Siam, Thailand & Bangkok Old Photo Thread

**thaimeme** · 16-03-2015, 09:11 PM

**thaimeme** · 17-03-2015, 08:30 PM

**thaimeme** · 17-03-2015, 08:32 PM

**Klondyke** · 17-03-2015, 09:56 PM

It looks like a railway bridge (with some railway wagons). In that case it cannot be in over Mae Kok river near Chiang Rai.
Perhaps it is a bridge over Mae Chang river at Lampang, direction to Chiang Mai.

**thaimeme** · 17-03-2015, 10:34 PM

**thaimeme** · 17-03-2015, 10:37 PM

Royal family members and assistants around the Palace grounds of 1896

**thaimeme** · 17-03-2015, 10:43 PM

As it still exist today, yet in a modified form, on Ratchadamnoen Boxing Stadium - seen here in 1946

**Silverback** · 17-03-2015, 10:58 PM

Wicked thread Rural - Nice one.

**thaimeme** · 18-03-2015, 09:22 PM

Front page 27 April, 1975

**thaimeme** · 18-03-2015, 09:23 PM

**thaimeme** · 21-03-2015, 07:31 PM

King Vajiravudh, ceremonially dedicates the opening of Chulalongkorn University, 1917

**thaimeme** · 21-03-2015, 07:37 PM

...as seen here in 1894, sits within the grounds of Wat Mahathat. Later, relocated to Wasukri Pier in 1966 where it stands today.

**BaitongBoy** · 21-03-2015, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by thaimeme

Royal barge plys of the coast of Sattahip, 1865

Wow...What a craft...You don't see them like that anymore...Are any artists still building those?...

**thaimeme** · 22-03-2015, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by BaitongBoy

Originally Posted by thaimeme

Royal barge plys of the coast of Sattahip, 1865

Wow...What a craft...You don't see them like that anymore...Are any artists still building those?...

Today, you'll only find them used in particular royal/holiday celebrations - usually fanfare associated.

Back in the day, especially of the Mongkut and Chulalongkorn eras, the royals kept a fleet of barges - any royal occasion of official and practical notice. The romantic in me will suggest that they were solidly built and hand crafted [of course].

The use was officially used in the same manner with Rama 6 - still an old school guy - but waned considerably after.

**thaimeme** · 22-03-2015, 08:21 PM

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**thaimeme** · 22-03-2015, 08:26 PM

cnx37 · 22-03-2015, 08:28 PM

Beautiful architecture.

**thaimeme** · 24-03-2015, 07:27 AM

**thaimeme** · 24-03-2015, 07:37 AM

1 & 2 - company pier, 1918 Bangkok
3 & 4 - scouting expeditions, 1900 Chiang Mai
5 - burman employees, 1903 Chiang Mai

**thaimeme** · 24-03-2015, 07:51 PM

**thaimeme** · 27-03-2015, 06:33 AM

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**thaimeme** · 27-03-2015, 08:37 PM

The klong dock area on Charoen Krung Road where teak storage was dominate, ca. 1902

**thaimeme** · 27-03-2015, 08:42 PM

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Royal land survey in Kanchanaburi Province, ca. 1890

1955 - local girls of Chiang Rai [Mae Kok River]

1896 Thonburi tram..

Photo sessions....

Sanam Muay Ratchadamnoen...

Remember the Bangkok World?

Royal barge plys of the coast of Sattahip, 1865

Establishing the university....

National Library

Opening of a new irrigation sluice gate within the Rangsit Canal system, 1905

1922 - dining first class, Bangkok to Chiang Mai

Milling around Roi Et provincial admin buildings, ca. 1925

Dusit tram line headed to Suriwong Road, 1960 BKK

British Borneo Company in Siam..

Freelancers of 1967 Bangkok...

River life of 1899 Bang Rak, Bangkok...

Old-school traditional rice milling of 1910 Rangsit, Pathum Thani

Valuable as gold..

1890 Shan girl of Amphoe Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai

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