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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A spirit house about 1/3 finished and a completed spirit house in a family owned spirit house workshop in the Ban Fuen community. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A spirit house about 1/3 finished and a completed spirit house in a family owned spirit house workshop in the Ban Fuen community. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, hand measures small pieces of teak for use on the exterior wall of a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, hand measures small pieces of teak for use on the exterior wall of a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, hand measures small pieces of teak for use on the exterior wall of a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, uses small handsaw to cut teak wood for a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, hand measures small pieces of teak for use on the exterior wall of a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, hand measures small pieces of teak for use on the exterior wall of a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, hand measures small pieces of teak for use on the exterior wall of a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, hand measures small pieces of teak for use on the exterior wall of a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, hand measures small pieces of teak for use on the exterior wall of a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, uses small table saw to cut teak wood for a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, hand measures small pieces of teak for use on the exterior wall of a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, measures the interior of a spirit house she's making. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, hand measures small pieces of teak for use on the exterior wall of a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, hand measures small pieces of teak for use on the exterior wall of a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   KO, Gob's brother, meaures teak for a spirit house. He works with his sister in the small family owned workshop that makes spirit houses by hand out of teak wood in the Ban Fuen community. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   KO, Gob's brother, meaures teak for a spirit house. He works with his sister in the small family owned workshop that makes spirit houses by hand out of teak wood in the Ban Fuen community. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  KO, Gob's brother, meaures teak for a spirit house. He works with his sister in the small family owned workshop that makes spirit houses by hand out of teak wood in the Ban Fuen community. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  HONG, 77 years old, the matriarch of the last family making spirit houses in the Ban Fuen community, planes teak wood for use in a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: KO, Gob's brother, saws teak for a spirit house. He works with his sister in the small family owned workshop that makes spirit houses by hand out of teak wood in the Ban Fuen community. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: KO, Gob's brother, saws teak for a spirit house. He works with his sister in the small family owned workshop that makes spirit houses by hand out of teak wood in the Ban Fuen community. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, works on the small figurines that "live" in the spirit houses she makes. She makes the figurines in the living room of her home. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, works on the small figurines that "live" in the spirit houses she makes. She makes the figurines in the living room of her home. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GOB, who now runs the family spirit house workshop, works on the small figurines that "live" in the spirit houses she makes. She makes the figurines in the living room of her home. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  KO, Gob's brother, cuts teak for a spirit house. He works with his sister in the small family owned workshop that makes spirit houses by hand out of teak wood in the Ban Fuen community. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  KO, Gob's brother, cuts teak for a spirit house. He works with his sister in the small family owned workshop that makes spirit houses by hand out of teak wood in the Ban Fuen community. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  HONG, 77 years old, the matriarch of the last family making spirit houses in the Ban Fuen community, checks the fit of a roof overhang on a spirit house being made in her home workshop. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: HONG, 77 years old, the matriarch of the last family making spirit houses in the Ban Fuen community, saws teak wood for use in a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  HONG, 77 years old, the matriarch of the last family making spirit houses in the Ban Fuen community, planes teak wood for use in a spirit house. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The roof of a spirit house in a family workshop that makes spirit houses in the Ban Fuen community. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The front gate to the spirit house workshop on a narrow line in Ban Fuen. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A large completed spirit house in the workshop. All of the work is done by hand. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A nearly completed spirit house in the workshop. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The details on the exterior wall of a spirit house. Gob, who runs the workshop, cuts each small piece of teak by hand and glues them to the exterior wall. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A completed spirit house in the workshop awaits shipping. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A nearly completed spirit house in the workshop. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A spirit house in the family workshop. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A partially completed spirit house in the workshop. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Components of a spirit house in a workshop that makes them in Ban Fuen. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman and her fiance get ready for their prewedding photos in the old Customs House in Bangkok. With its evocative architecture and turn of the century mood, the Customs House is a popular setting for wedding photos and portraits. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman and her fiance pose for prewedding photos in the old Customs House in Bangkok. With its evocative architecture and turn of the century mood, the Customs House is a popular setting for wedding photos and portraits. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman takes a "selfie" during a break in  prewedding photos in the old Customs House in Bangkok. With its evocative architecture and turn of the century mood, the Customs House is a popular setting for wedding photos and portraits. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman puts on her makeup for prewedding photos in the old Customs House in Bangkok. With its evocative architecture and turn of the century mood, the Customs House is a popular setting for wedding photos and portraits. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman poses for prewedding photos in the old Customs House in Bangkok. With its evocative architecture and turn of the century mood, the Customs House is a popular setting for wedding photos and portraits. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman and her fiance pose for prewedding photos in the old Customs House in Bangkok. With its evocative architecture and turn of the century mood, the Customs House is a popular setting for wedding photos and portraits. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The front of the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The front of the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  HONG, 77 years old, the matriarch of the last family making spirit houses in the Ban Fuen community, in her home workshop. There used to be 10 families making traditional spirit houses out of teak wood in Ban Fuen, a community near Wat Suttharam in the Khlong San district of Bangkok. The area has been gentrified and many of the spirit house makers have moved out, their traditional wooden Thai houses replaced by modern apartments. Now there is just one family making the elaborate spirit houses. The spirit houses are made by hand. It takes three days to make a small one and up to three weeks to make a large one. Prices start at about $90 (US) for a small one. The largest, most elaborate ones can cost over $1,000 (US). Almost every home and most commercial buildings in Thailand have a spirit house, which is a shrine to the protective spirit of a the land. Spirit houses are also common in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A hallway in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Children of firefighters hang their laundry in a lobby in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Children of firefighters hang their laundry in a lobby in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A stairwell in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A hand drawn Thai flag hanging on interior hallway in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A detail photo of a doorway with a deadbolt on it at the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A stairwell in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A wing of the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A portrait of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, and his wife, Queen Sirikit, hanging on an interior doorway in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A stuffed Winnie the Pooh bear hanging in a hallway in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A firefighter's helmet hanging in a hallway in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A water buffalo skull hanging in a hallway in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A stairwell in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A stairwell in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An interior hallways in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A stairwell in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A firefighter walks up the stairs of the old customs house in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A child, son of a Bangkok firefighter, rides his bike in the entry way of the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The front of the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A hallway in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Firefighters' laundry dries in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Firefighters' laundry dries in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A hallway in the old Customs House in Bangkok. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, waves while he walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, waves and walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, waves and walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, "wais" (a wai is a traditional Thai greeting) the crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai government worker carries a life sized cardboard cutout of General Prayuth Chan-ocha, the Prime Minister of Thailand, across the lawn of Government House  during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Residents of Bangkok gather on Phitsanulok Road near Government House in Bangkok after the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra collapsed Monday. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Residents of Bangkok gather on Phitsanulok Road near Government House in Bangkok after the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra collapsed Monday. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, meets with other protest leaders in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, acknowledges the crowd as he arrives at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, acknowledges the crowd as he arrives at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, acknowledges the crowd as he arrives at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, acknowledges the crowd as he arrives at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, acknowledges the crowd as he arrives at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, acknowledges the crowd as he arrives at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Other anti-government protestors are reflected in the sunglasses of a protestor at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors march to the gates of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors march to the gates of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors march to the gates of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors use a front end loader to remove barricades blocking the roads to Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Residents of Bangkok gather on Phitsanulok Road near Government House in Bangkok after the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra collapsed Monday. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors use a front end loader to remove barricades blocking the roads to Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors march to the gates of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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