Historic pictures of Siem Reap and Angkor Wat Archaeological Park
We had a chance to uncover a real gold mine of historical 18th and 19th century pictures from Cambodia in the French National Archives. We will showcase them in this post together with material from some other sources. Follow our “photo novella” to be transported back in time and discover Siem Reap and the temples of Angkor as you’ve never seen before…
Most pictures come from the Anom Archives : http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/. Other sources will be mentioned with the individual pictures.
Did you find some old pictures yourself? Then please share them in this post. Just make sure to mention the source.
Angkor Wat ruins – Picture taken between 1920 and 1930
Angkor Wat view – Picture taken between 1920 and 1930
Angkor Wat – Picture taken between 1919 and 1926
Locals at Angkor Wat – Picture taken between 1919 and 1926
Elephant at Angkor Wat – Picture taken between 1919 and 1926
The market in Siem Reap – Picture taken between 1921 and 1935
The Siem Reap river in 1948
The Siem Reap river, January 1947
Tonlé Sap lake – Picture taken between 1919 and 1926
Apsara Dancer in front of Angkor Wat – Picture taken between 1919 and 1926
Some more historic pictures of Siem Reap and around, all taken between 1919 – 1926.
The Siem Reap River
Noria (Water wheel)
Village in Siem Reap area
Cremation ceremony
House of wealthy people
Village life around Angkor Wat, Photos taken between 1919 and 1926
Ox Cart
Elephants wading through a marsh
In this post some magnificent historic pictures of Angkor Thom from the Anom Archives website.
Bayon – Photo taken between 1919 and 1926
Angkor Thom’s South Gate – Photo taken between 1919 and 1926
Angkor Thom’s North Gate – Photo taken between 1919 and 1926
Angkor Thom between 1930 and 1954
King Statue – Photo taken between 1919 and 1926
Terrace of the Elephants- Photo taken between 1919 and 1926
Angkor Thom Entrance Gate – Photo taken in January 1947
Some more historic pictures of Siem Reap city and surroundings.
The Siem Reap Market, photos taken between 1921 and 1935
Old Cambodian house, picture taken between 1919 and 1926
The Siem Reap River in 1948
The Siem Reap River, photo taken between 1919 and 1926
Cremation Ceremony in Siem Reap, photos taken between 1919 and 1926
Raffles Grand Hotel Siem Reap, photo taken in January 1947
Siem Reap court president and his family, photo taken between 1919 and 1926
In this post some historic pictures of Bayon temple. This well-known temple with its 216 smiling faces is located in the middle of Angkor Thom city.
Photos taken between 1930 and 1954
Photos taken in January 1947
Photos taken between 1919 and 1926
Photo taken between 1945 and 1954
Photo taken between 1919 and 1926
In this post more historic pictures of Angkor Wat, but from a different source: Southeast Asia Digital Library (SEADL), http://sea.lib.niu.edu/.
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Libraries – Southeast Asia Digital Library (http://sea.lib.niu.edu)
Publisher: Mimi Palgen Photographs, Arizona State University.
Contributor: Arizona State University.
Date: Between 1946 and 1962
Historic pictures from the Southeast Asia Digital Library (http://sea.lib.niu.edu), taken between 1946 and 1962, showing us a fishermen’s life on the Tonlé Sap lake…
Elephant pictures taken between 1946 and 1962, source: Southeast Asia Digital Library.
Elephant howdahs
Elephant hunting
This post features Banteay Srei, the “lady temple”. More information about this beautiful little temple, located only 20 km away from Siem Reap, can be found here: https://www.siemreap.net/visit/angkor/temples/banteay-srei/
Pictures taken between 1946 and 1962, credits to http://sea.lib.niu.edu
In this post some historic pictures of Ta Prohm temple, more information about Ta Prohm here: https://www.siemreap.net/visit/angkor/temples/ta-prohm/
Pictures taken between 1946 and 1962, credits to http://sea.lib.niu.edu
Historic pictures of Apsara dancers performing in front of Angkor Wat. Credits to http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/, with pictures taken between 1919 and 1926.
In this post a series of historic pictures taken between 1946 and 1962, showing monks and pagodas. Credits to http://sea.lib.niu.edu.
In this post historic pictures of ethnic minorities living in Cambodia. All pictures were taken between 1946 and 1962. Credits to Southeast Asia Digital Library (http://sea.lib.niu.edu).
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