Pictures From History is an innovative photo
library specializing in Asian history and Asian culture.
Some books you can’t put down; Pictures From
History is a virtual page-turner ... a site that entices the history surfer
deeper into Asian epochs such as Chinese dynasties, wondrous Buddhist and Hindu
temples, and the warriors and tyrants of Asian history, from Genghis Khan to
Pol Pot (no relation to Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men).
Or, if you think like me, you simply type in 'Miss Thailand' and back comes images like the one at left of Miss Songkran, Phuket, 1951. Jing jing.
The commercial arm of the site is aimed very
clearly at the photo editors of the international press, travel guides and
historical magazines. However, any red-blooded history buff or Jing Jing reader will get lost inside
the archives of pictures, paintings and ancient scripts.
The best way to navigate this site is to type
into the Search Box a country, an era or an interest, such as “Thai Buddhist
temples”, or “Indochina Wars”. However, the site also offers a hearty selection
of “Themes” to whet your appetite—collections of revolving images, which you
can click on at any time to go directly to a series of related images.
Individual images are accompanied by a paragraph or two of historical and at
times anecdotal information about the picture, the people and the period in
time.
Anyway, if you'll excuse me, I'm just going to search for Miss Songkran 1952 now ...
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