Bangkok (Thailand), boats on the Chao Phraya river

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.Lighters heavily loaded with sacks of milled rice to be loaded on a steamer for Hong Kong. Just beyond are empty lighters. Note the Chinese-type rudder. Looking northeast across the Menam Chao P'ya river [Chao Phraya (river)] to Bangkok, where white chimneys mark rice mills. Central T'ailand. March, 1952.Grayscal