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Celebrating Victory Day

Bong Peadro Butthead Barangs, Cambodian Moments, Crime, Events, Health & Safety, History, Interesting, Stunning Scenery January 7, Khmer Rouge, Kissinger, National Monument, Nixon, Victory Day, Vietnam

Happy Makara 7? A mixed bag

Today Cambodia celebrates the 41th anniversary of its “Victory Day” over the Khmer Rouge regime, which was overthrown in […]

Vintage Poster Exposition Indochine 1922

Bong Peadro Arts, Events, History, Interesting, Print & Signage 1922, Auguste Émile Joseph Delaval, Cambodia Arts, Cambodian Poster, Exposition Indochine, French Protectorate, Kampuchea History, Marseilles, Postcards, Vintage

Vintage Poster for Exposition French Indochine 1922

Regarding the excessive 1922 Expo extravaganza …until the Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907, the region of Angkor was not part […]

Vintage Angkor Wat Photograph - Close Up

Bong Peadro History, Photography 1866, Angkor Wat, Boilersuit, Hades, Mystery, Offbeat, Photography, Vintage Cambodia

Angkor Wat Circa 1866 ~ Who’s The Dude In The Boilersuit and Hard Hat?

While looking for picture references I came across this vintage photograph titled Angkor Wat (Circa 1866). Cambodia. After I started cleaning […]

Phnom Kulen Waterfall, outside Siem Reap, Cambodia

Bong Peadro Arts, History, Interesting, Print & Signage, Stunning Scenery Cambodian Poster, Folklore, Kulen Mountain, Phnom Kulen, Phnom Kulen National Park, Poster, Siem Reap, Vintage Cambodia, Waterfalls

VINTAGE POSTER ~ Phnom Kulen Waterfall

This is a Cambodian poster I haven’t come across before and I have a big collection. This sample may […]

Bong Peadro Film, History, Interesting 1960's, 1965, Angkor Wat, Architecture, Cyclos, Everyday Life, New Khmer Architecture, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Singapore, Vann Molyvann

Old Film Footage of Phnom Penh in 1965

Cambodia Vintage B&W Film Footage ~ Phnom Penh in 1965 Phnom Penh is pretty much still the same today, […]

Vintage Poster ~ Royal Ballet Cambodia

Bong Peadro Arts, History, Print & Signage Cambodia Arts, Dance, Khmer, Poster, Royal Ballet

Vintage Poster ~ Royal Ballet Cambodia

Vintage Poster, Royal Ballet Cambodia circa 1950.

November 9th, Independence Day, Cambodia

Bong Peadro Cambodian Moments, Events, History, Interesting France, Independence Day, Independence Monument, Kampuchea History, Landmark, Phnom Penh, Poster

November 9th, Cambodian Independence Day

Cambodian Independence Day is celebrated every year with festivals, parades and firework displays all over the country. The date celebrates […]

Bayon Temple SIem Reap

Bong Peadro Arts, History, Photography, Stunning Scenery Bayon, Hmnnn… Interesting, Photography, Siem Reap

Bayon, Siem Reap

Bayon, Siem Reap An unusual view of a Bayon face through a window

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