Photos of Thailand in the past

Some pictures of Thailand in the past, Siam, over different periods, all classes of Thai society are represented, from the royal family to the workers, from the convicts to the military...

This gallery is the first in a series followed by the Photos of the ancient kingdom of Siam, Photos of Thailand yesterday and Old photos of Thailand.

That was when travelling through the land of smiles was a real adventure!

1862 Prince Chulalongkorn

1866 war elephant

1866 royal guard

1867 noblewoman

1867 rowing machine

1868 girl to be married

1868 Siamese

1868 Siamese

1868 Siamese twins

1870 Siamese woman of high rank at the time of King Mongkut

1870 Thai woman

1870 Thai woman

1870 house in Petburi

1870 house in Petburi

1870 Phra Jao Ying Yot

1880 Two Siamese women from the time of King Chulalongkorn

1880 war elephant

1880 son of Rama-V

1890 - Royal elephant seat finely carved in silver and gold

1890 Under Rama V Royal Elephant

1890 Thai peasants

1890 Akha woman

1890 Karen

1890 Karen

1890 Kha

1890 Lahu black

1890 Postman under Rama V

1890 Siamese twins

1893 Thai prisoners

1895 the governor of Phuket

1895 A Siamese woman in her usual dress

1895 fisherman in the Mekong

1897 Manufacture of Buddha statue

1897 manufacture of statue