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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   People stand in the middle of a residential street in central Phoenix and watch the 4th of July fireworks show at the nearby Phoenix Country Club, a private development in the center of the city. July 4 marked the 236 birthday of the United States.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   People stand in the middle of a residential street in central Phoenix and watch the 4th of July fireworks show at the nearby Phoenix Country Club, a private development in the center of the city. July 4 marked the 236 birthday of the United States.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   People stand in the middle of a residential street in central Phoenix and watch the 4th of July fireworks show at the nearby Phoenix Country Club, a private development in the center of the city. July 4 marked the 236 birthday of the United States.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   People stand in the middle of a residential street in central Phoenix and watch the 4th of July fireworks show at the nearby Phoenix Country Club, a private development in the center of the city. July 4 marked the 236 birthday of the United States.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   People stand in the middle of a residential street in central Phoenix and watch the 4th of July fireworks show at the nearby Phoenix Country Club, a private development in the center of the city. July 4 marked the 236 birthday of the United States.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   People stand in the middle of a residential street in central Phoenix and watch the 4th of July fireworks show at the nearby Phoenix Country Club, a private development in the center of the city. July 4 marked the 236 birthday of the United States.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JULY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Illegal fireworks are detonated over downtown Des Moines Friday night. Many of the fireworks shows were cancelled because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, but fireworks are legal in some parts of Iowa and many illegal fireworks were discharged in downtown Des Moines Friday night.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JULY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Illegal fireworks are detonated over downtown Des Moines Friday night. Many of the fireworks shows were cancelled because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, but fireworks are legal in some parts of Iowa and many illegal fireworks were discharged in downtown Des Moines Friday night.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 AUGUST 2007 -- INTERLAKEN, BERN, SWITZERLAND: People watch the public fireworks display in the park in Interlaken during Swiss National Day celebrations in Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Swiss National Day is the Swiss national holiday and celebrates the founding of the Swiss confederation 716 years ago, in 1291. There are parades, fireworks shows and bonfires throughout the country.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 01 AUGUST 2007 -- INTERLAKEN, BERN, SWITZERLAND: People set off fireworks in a park during Swiss National Day celebrations in Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Swiss National Day is the Swiss national holiday and celebrates the founding of the Swiss confederation 716 years ago, in 1291. There are parades, fireworks shows and bonfires throughout the country.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 DECEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Fireworks go off in front of an apartment building on New Year's Day in Bangkok.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A snack vendor and other Cambodians watch a fireworks display to honor former King Norodom Sihanouk over the Mekong River. Much of Phnom Penh has been shut down to honor former King Norodom Sihanouk, who ruled Cambodia from independence in 1953 until he was overthrown by a military coup in 1970. Only bars, restaurants and hotels that cater to foreign tourists are supposed to be open. The only music being played publicly is classical Khmer music. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, in October 2012 and will be cremated during a state funeral royal ceremony on Monday, Feb. 4.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 DECEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Fireworks go off in front of an apartment building on New Year's Day in Bangkok.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A dragon breathing fire (from fireworks placed inside its head) on a side street in Bangkok during a parade for vassa. Vassa, called "phansa" in Thai, marks the beginning of the three months long Buddhist rains retreat when monks and novices stay in the temple for periods of intense meditation. Vassa officially starts July 11 but temples across Bangkok are holding events to mark the holiday all week.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A snack vendor and other Cambodians watch a fireworks display to honor former King Norodom Sihanouk over the Mekong River. Much of Phnom Penh has been shut down to honor former King Norodom Sihanouk, who ruled Cambodia from independence in 1953 until he was overthrown by a military coup in 1970. Only bars, restaurants and hotels that cater to foreign tourists are supposed to be open. The only music being played publicly is classical Khmer music. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, in October 2012 and will be cremated during a state funeral royal ceremony on Monday, Feb. 4.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A snack vendor and other Cambodians watch a fireworks display to honor former King Norodom Sihanouk over the Mekong River. Much of Phnom Penh has been shut down to honor former King Norodom Sihanouk, who ruled Cambodia from independence in 1953 until he was overthrown by a military coup in 1970. Only bars, restaurants and hotels that cater to foreign tourists are supposed to be open. The only music being played publicly is classical Khmer music. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, in October 2012 and will be cremated during a state funeral royal ceremony on Monday, Feb. 4.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Tourists watch the fireworks show at the New Year's Eve party and countdown in the Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok. The traditional Thai New Year is based on the lunar calender and is celebrated in April, but the Gregorian New Year is celebrated throughout the Kingdom, especially in larger cities and tourist centers, like Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket. The Bangkok Countdown 2013 event was called ?Happiness is all Around @ Ratchaprasong.? All of the streets leading to Ratchaprasong Intersection were closed and the malls in the area stayed open throughout the evening.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Tourists watch the fireworks show at the New Year's Eve party and countdown in the Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok. The traditional Thai New Year is based on the lunar calender and is celebrated in April, but the Gregorian New Year is celebrated throughout the Kingdom, especially in larger cities and tourist centers, like Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket. The Bangkok Countdown 2013 event was called ?Happiness is all Around @ Ratchaprasong.? All of the streets leading to Ratchaprasong Intersection were closed and the malls in the area stayed open throughout the evening.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai woman watches the fireworks show at the New Year's Eve party and countdown in the Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok. The traditional Thai New Year is based on the lunar calender and is celebrated in April, but the Gregorian New Year is celebrated throughout the Kingdom, especially in larger cities and tourist centers, like Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket. The Bangkok Countdown 2013 event was called ?Happiness is all Around @ Ratchaprasong.? All of the streets leading to Ratchaprasong Intersection were closed and the malls in the area stayed open throughout the evening.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman hangs her laundry in the communal laundry area of the Pom Mahakan Fort slum. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community and people given until April 30 to leave, but most residents have refused to move. Bangkok officials gave them a new deadline of September 1 but residents still refuse to move.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Mahakan Fort near Phanfa Bridge at the intersection of Thanon Maha Chai and Thanon Ratchadamnoen Klang (also spelled Rajdamnern). The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted last week and the residents given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman hangs her laundry to dry in the Pom Mahakan slum community. The Pom Mahakan community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only two of the forts are still standing, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could evict them. The city vowed to start the evictions on Sept 3, 2016, but this week Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-O-Cha, sided with the residents of the fort and said they should be allowed to stay. Residents are hopeful that the city will accede to the wishes of the Prime Minister and let them stay.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Royal Thai Police are briefed before serving eviction notices in the Pom Mahakan slum. Police were deployed in case slum residents fought the eviction orders. City officials were able to serve the eviction notices without incident. Final eviction notices were posted today and residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort by September 3, 2016. The Pom Mahakan community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only two of the forts are still standing, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok city officials put up eviction notices at the entrances of the Pom Mahakan slum in Bangkok. Final eviction notices were posted today and residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort by September 3, 2016. The Pom Mahakan community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only two of the forts are still standing, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women who live in the Pom Mahakan slum shout at Bangkok city officials who put up eviction notices around the slum. Final eviction notices were posted today and residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort by September 3, 2016. The Pom Mahakan community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only two of the forts are still standing, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prepares bird seed for sale in Mahakan Fort.  The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted last week and the residents given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Boys play in an inflatable splash pool in front of their homes in Mahakan Fort. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted last week and the residents given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman walks through the kitchen on the sidewalk in front of her home in Mahakan Fort. Kitchens in Thai slum communities are frequently on the sidewalk in front of the home. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted last week and the residents given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Residents of the Pom Mahakan slum listen to members of the National Legislative Assembly's (NLA) housing extraordinary committee during a community meeting in the Pom Mahakan slum. Bangkok city officials officials told the residents of the slum that they must leave the fort and that their community will be torn down. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community and people given until April 30 to leave, but most residents have refused to move. Residents think Bangkok city officials will start evictions around August 15, but there has not been any official word from the city.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman brings in her daughter's plush toy after she washed it in community laundry drying area in the Pom Mahakan Fort slum. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community and people given until April 30 to leave, but most residents have refused to move. Residents think Bangkok city officials will start evictions around August 15, but there has not been any official word from the city.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man with his pet dove in the squatters' community in Mahakan Fort. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted last week and the residents given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: TAWATCHAI VORAMAHAKUN, right gesturing, a community historian and leader in the Pom Mahakan slum, talks to WALLOP TANGKANA-NURAK, left, chairman of the National Legislative Assembly's (NLA) housing extraordinary committee, and other members of the NLA during a tour of the slum. Residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort and that their community will be torn down. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community and people given until April 30 to leave, but most residents have refused to move. Residents think Bangkok city officials will start evictions around August 15, but there has not been any official word from the city.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A resident of the Pom Mahakan slum massages his fighting cock after a training session. Residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort and that their community will be torn down. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community but most residents have refused to move. Residents think Bangkok city officials will start evictions around August 15, but there has not been any official word from the city.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Sarayut Nilbai, who makes and repairs birdcages, says he is the third generation of his family to live in the Pom Mahakan slum. He is varnishing a bird cage he made in his home workshop. The Pom Mahakan community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only two of the forts are still standing, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could evict them. The city vowed to start the evictions on Sept 3, 2016, but this week Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-O-Cha, sided with the residents of the fort and said they should be allowed to stay. Residents are hopeful that the city will accede to the wishes of the Prime Minister and let them stay.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A flower garland vendor walks through the Pom Mahakan slum. Final eviction notices were posted today and residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort by September 3, 2016. The Pom Mahakan community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only two of the forts are still standing, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MARCH 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Girls use their smart phones in what used to be a fireworks shop in an alley in Pom Mahakan. The fireworks shop was evicted in early March. The final evictions of the remaining families in Pom Mahakan, a slum community in a 19th century fort in Bangkok, have started. City officials are moving the residents out of the fort. NGOs and historic preservation organizations protested the city's action but city officials did not relent and started evicting the remaining families in early March.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A fireworks vendor has his stand set up in front of the eviction notice near the entrance to Mahakan Fort. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted last week and the residents given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A fireworks vendor in the entrance to Mahakan Fort. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted last week and the residents given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Fireworks for sale in the squatters' community in Mahakan Fort. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted last week and the residents given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A home for a family facing eviction in the Pom Mahakan Fort slum community. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community and people given until April 30 to leave, but most residents have refused to move. Bangkok officials gave them a new deadline of September 1 but residents still refuse to move.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman hangs her laundry in the communal laundry area of the Pom Mahakan Fort slum. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community and people given until April 30 to leave, but most residents have refused to move. Bangkok officials gave them a new deadline of September 1 but residents still refuse to move.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman hangs her laundry in the communal laundry area of the Pom Mahakan Fort slum. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community and people given until April 30 to leave, but most residents have refused to move. Bangkok officials gave them a new deadline of September 1 but residents still refuse to move.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman hangs her laundry in the communal laundry area of the Pom Mahakan Fort slum. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community and people given until April 30 to leave, but most residents have refused to move. Bangkok officials gave them a new deadline of September 1 but residents still refuse to move.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Mahakan Fort near Phanfa Bridge at the intersection of Thanon Maha Chai and Thanon Ratchadamnoen Klang (also spelled Rajdamnern). The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted last week and the residents given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Children in the playground in Mahakan Fort. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted in late March 2016. Residents were given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Children in the playground in Mahakan Fort. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted in late March 2016. Residents were given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A dragon breathing fire (from fireworks placed inside its head) on a side street in Bangkok during a parade for vassa. Vassa, called "phansa" in Thai, marks the beginning of the three months long Buddhist rains retreat when monks and novices stay in the temple for periods of intense meditation. Vassa officially starts July 11 but temples across Bangkok are holding events to mark the holiday all week.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Fireworks go off while Thais hold candles to honor the King. Thais observed the 86th birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, their revered King on Thursday. They held candlelight services throughout the country. The political protests that have gripped Bangkok were on hold for the day, although protestors did hold their own observances of the holiday. Thousands of people attended the government celebration of the day on Sanam Luang, the large public space next to the Grand Palace in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Fireworks go off while Thais hold candles to honor the King. Thais observed the 86th birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, their revered King on Thursday. They held candlelight services throughout the country. The political protests that have gripped Bangkok were on hold for the day, although protestors did hold their own observances of the holiday. Thousands of people attended the government celebration of the day on Sanam Luang, the large public space next to the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The crowd on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok on Chinese New Year. The normally busy street, the main street in Chinatown is normally choked with traffic but it's closed to cars on Chinese New Year. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese Lion dance being performed on Chinese New Year on Yaowarat Road in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A boy in a Lion Dance troupe eats a mint ice cream bar between performances on Chinese New Year in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A boy dressed as a Chinese Mandarin during Chinese New Year on Yaowarat Road in Chinatown in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A toy vendor sells New Year's trinkets on Yaowarat Road in Chinatown in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese Lion dance being performed on Chinese New Year on Yaowarat Road in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese Lion dance being performed on Chinese New Year on Yaowarat Road in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pet and place money into the "mouth" of a Lion during a Lion Dance on Chinese New Year along Yaowarat Road in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Lion Dancers perform in a small restaurant on Chinese New Year in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Shop owners frequently invite Lion Dancers into the shops on the New Year to dance for a prosperous New Year. They then make a donation to the Lion Dance troupe. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Lion Dancers perform in a small restaurant on Chinese New Year in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Shop owners frequently invite Lion Dancers into the shops on the New Year to dance for a prosperous New Year. They then make a donation to the Lion Dance troupe. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Lion Dancer performs in a market stall on Chinese New Year in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Shop owners frequently invite Lion Dancers into the shops on the New Year to dance for a prosperous New Year. They then make a donation to the Lion Dance troupe. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Lion Dancer performs in a market stall on Chinese New Year in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Shop owners frequently invite Lion Dancers into the shops on the New Year to dance for a prosperous New Year. They then make a donation to the Lion Dance troupe. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A person dressed as a Chinese deity walks through the crowd soliciting donations for a temple during Chinese New Year celebrations on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray at a Chinese temple in Bangkok on Chinese New Year. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray for a prosperous New Year on Chinese New Year at the lions guarding the entrance to Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, the largest Chinese temple in Bangkok. It is customary for people to rub some cash or their wallets and pocketbooks on the lion's face and in its mouth during the prayers. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray for a prosperous New Year on Chinese New Year at the lions guarding the entrance to Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, the largest Chinese temple in Bangkok. It is customary for people to rub some cash or their wallets and pocketbooks on the lion's face and in its mouth during the prayers. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai girl watches Lion Dancers perform  for Chinese New Year on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai girl watches Lion Dancers perform  for Chinese New Year on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese Lion dance being performed on Chinese New Year on Yaowarat Road in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A "Laughing Buddha" accompanies a parade of Lion Dancers on Chinese New Year in Bangkok. The Buddhas are comic and acrobatic characters who interact with the crowd and tease the lion with a fan or a ball. The lion in turn will play with, chase, or even bite and kick the buddha depending on its mood. Because it is difficult for the lion dancers to see, the Buddhas also help the lions find their "food", etc. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Chinese Lion dance being performed on Chinese New Year on Yaowarat Road in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Chinese lanterns over Yaowarat Road in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays on Chinese New Year at a shrine on the grounds of the Thian Fah Hospital, a Chinese hospital in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A person dressed as a Chinese deity walks through the crowd soliciting donations for a temple during Chinese New Year celebrations on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese toy for sale during Chinese New Year celebrations on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese toy vendor sells New Year's trinkets on Yaowarat Road in Chinatown in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Lion Dancers perform on Yaowarat Road in the heart of Chinatown in Bangkok on Chinese New Year. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Lion Dancers perform on Yaowarat Road in the heart of Chinatown in Bangkok on Chinese New Year. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Lion Dancers perform on Yaowarat Road in the heart of Chinatown in Bangkok on Chinese New Year. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A stylized snake for sale for Chinese New Year in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman makes an offering of Thai Baht for Chinese New Year at Wat Traimit in Chinatown in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A calligrapher draws New Years greetings for people in Chinatown in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A calligrapher draws New Years greetings for people in Chinatown in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People make offerings in a chapel in Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, the largest Chinese temple in Chinatown in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays in Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, the largest Chinese temple in Chinatown in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People stand in line to get into Wat Mangkon Kamalawat in Chinatown in Bangkok. Wat Mangkon Kamalawat is the largest Chinese temple in Bangkok and crowded on Chinese holiday with people offering prayers and making merit. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Lion Dancers perform in a Chinese temple in Chinatown in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Lion Dancers perform in a Chinese temple in Chinatown in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Chinese Lion Dancers walk down a sidestreet in Chinatown in Bangkok. Bangkok has a large Chinese emigrant population, most of whom settled in Thailand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chinese, or Lunar, New Year is celebrated with fireworks and parades in Chinese communities throughout Thailand. The coming year will be the "Year of the Snake" in the Chinese zodiac.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 SEPTEMBER 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ: Fireworks go off during the National Anthem at Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale. Desert Mountain played Notre Dame in Desert Mountain's homecoming high school football game.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 AUGUST 2007 -- INTERLAKEN, BERN, SWITZERLAND: A stand up bass player performs during Swiss National Day celebrations in Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Swiss National Day is the Swiss national holiday and celebrates the founding of the Swiss confederation 716 years ago, in 1291. There are parades, fireworks shows and bonfires throughout the country.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman hangs her laundry in the communal laundry area of the Pom Mahakan Fort slum. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community and people given until April 30 to leave, but most residents have refused to move. Bangkok officials gave them a new deadline of September 1 but residents still refuse to move.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Mahakan Fort near Phanfa Bridge at the intersection of Thanon Maha Chai and Thanon Ratchadamnoen Klang (also spelled Rajdamnern). The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted last week and the residents given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The military barracks in Mahakan Fort now serve as homes for people who live in the community. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted last week and the residents given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The military barracks in Mahakan Fort now serve as homes for people who live in the community. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted last week and the residents given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Children in the playground in Mahakan Fort. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted in late March 2016. Residents were given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Children in the playground in Mahakan Fort. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders, and only of two remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. The final eviction notices were posted in late March 2016. Residents were given until April 30 to move out. After that their homes, some of which are nearly 200 years old, will be destroyed.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais use their smart phones to record video of a fireworks show the closed the King's Birthday on Sanam Luang in Bangkok. Thais marked the 87th birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand,  Friday. The King was born on December 5, 1927, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The family was in the United States because his father, Prince Mahidol, was studying Public Health at Harvard University. He has reigned since 1946 and is the world’s currently reigning longest serving monarch and the longest serving monarch in Thai history. Bhumibol, who is in poor health, is revered by the Thai people. His birthday is a national holiday and is also celebrated as Father’s Day. He is currently hospitalized in Siriraj Hospital, recovering from a series of health setbacks.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Fireworks confiscated by police at the New Year's Eve party in Ratcharprasong Intersection in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people pack into the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok for the city's annual New Year's Eve countdown. Many Thais go the Erawan Shrine and Wat Pathum Wanaram near the intersection to pray and make merit.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Fireworks go off while Thais hold candles to honor the King. Thais observed the 86th birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, their revered King on Thursday. They held candlelight services throughout the country. The political protests that have gripped Bangkok were on hold for the day, although protestors did hold their own observances of the holiday. Thousands of people attended the government celebration of the day on Sanam Luang, the large public space next to the Grand Palace in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Fireworks go off while Thais hold candles to honor the King. Thais observed the 86th birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, their revered King on Thursday. They held candlelight services throughout the country. The political protests that have gripped Bangkok were on hold for the day, although protestors did hold their own observances of the holiday. Thousands of people attended the government celebration of the day on Sanam Luang, the large public space next to the Grand Palace in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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