Siam, Thailand & Bangkok Old Photo Thread

**Rural Surin** · 14-12-2008, 10:49 AM

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**Rural Surin** · 18-12-2008, 12:43 PM

**Rural Surin** · 18-12-2008, 01:19 PM

The Allied/Americans would drop these leaflets along the Siam-Burmese border, where heavy Japanese infrastructures were targeted, allowing the locales to relocate. They usually read to stay away from bridges, roads, Japanese compounds, etc. Notice the Burmese script.

**Rural Surin** · 18-12-2008, 01:41 PM

**Rural Surin** · 19-12-2008, 09:08 AM

HM King Prajadhipok Sakdidejana and HM Queen Rambi Barni

**Rural Surin** · 19-12-2008, 11:08 AM

**Rural Surin** · 19-12-2008, 11:09 AM

**Rural Surin** · 19-12-2008, 11:59 AM

**Rural Surin** · 19-12-2008, 12:09 PM

Field Marshall Sarit Thanarat taking control of student demonstrations against the election methods of military dictator and PM Phibun Songgrom. FM Thanarat served as PM from 1959-1963. Just a contemporary history of rotating military regimes....up to the present. Military presence into civil Thai politics is historic.

**Rural Surin** · 19-12-2008, 12:16 PM

The first in many visits to Thailand to gather support for his Brother's covert activity in Laos and Vietnam. About this time {'62-'63}, America and Thailand came into their agreements to have more American military personnel and bases on Thai soil.

**Rural Surin** · 19-12-2008, 12:20 PM

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**Rural Surin** · 19-12-2008, 12:32 PM

**The Fresh Prince** · 19-12-2008, 12:33 PM

He looks like a bloody fruit loop.

**Rural Surin** · 19-12-2008, 12:35 PM

**Rural Surin** · 19-12-2008, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

He looks like a bloody fruit loop.

Fruit loop perhaps. This gentlemen was very important in that period as driver to end military rule.....

**Rural Surin** · 19-12-2008, 12:45 PM

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Thread: Siam, Thailand & Bangkok Old Photo Thread

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Early Postman

Queen Victoria Statue at BKK Embassy 1903

View from the Golden Mount 1967

BKK River View 1964

Boys of Siam 1929

American Warning Pamphlet 1944

A section of Democracy Monument on Ratchadamneon Rd.

Rama VII {1926-1935} and his lovely bride

Siamese Theatre Group 1877

National Gallery 1946

The Family * BKK 1960

Student Demonstrations 1957

RFK in BKK 1962

HM The King speaking to the combined U.S. Congress 1960

Overloaded with melons, floating market 1950

Thai radical democratic leader Khuang Aphaiwong Nai 1957

Mounted soldiers 1957 protests and riots

VP Humphrey 'recon' visit to Thailand 1966 {checking on the domino effect}

Meeting of the Kings of Thailand and Laos on the Mekong 1968

Thai Premiere Pote Sarasin at SEATO Conference, Manila 1954

Aerial View 1950

BKK traffic 1950

Dictator for Life and his Missus 1951

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