Central region (Thailand), aerial view of forest

This set of images of Thailand was acquired by the American Geographical Society from Robert Larimore Pendleton (1890 -1957), soil scientist and Professor of Geography at John Hopkins University. The pictures were taken during Pendleton 's research visits to Thailand from the mid 1930s to 1950s. Pendleton served as agricultural adviser to the United Nations FAO Mission to Siam [Thailand] in 1947-1948 and as the soil scientist at the US Mutual Security Agency's Special Technical and Economic Mission to Thailand in 1952-1953.In the northern part of the Bangkok plain is a body of Kampangsaen loams on the older, higher delta deposits of the Menam Chao Phya river [Chao Phraya (river)]. Bamboo is an important part of the vegetation on these soils, which, because they have not been flooded or irrigated, are not much used. In the distance, padi [paddy] is raised on the lower lands. Central T'ailand.Grayscal