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  • 16 JULY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: a mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.                PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JULY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: a mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.                PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JULY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: a mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.                PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JULY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: a mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.                PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: A man walks in the snow to photograph a mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: A man walks past a mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: A mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: A mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: A mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: A mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: A Jeep is driven past a mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: A mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JULY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: a mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.                PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: A man photographs a mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2020 - BOONE, IOWA: A mural supporting President Donald Trump in downtown Boone, IA. Carl McKnight, a Boone realtor and Donald Trump supporter, commissioned the mural, which he calls nothing more than a campaign sign. Some in Boone, a community about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines, are concerned that the mural, which dominates a new park and bandshell in Boone, is not appropriate in a space shared by all people. A Boone city councilperson said people who donated to the fund to build the park have asked for their donations back. McKnight said the mural will stay up until at least election day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A mural on the side of a building on Ekkamai Soi 4.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2015 - TAMPA, FLORIDA, USA: A mural on a wall in the Ybor City section of Tampa, FL. Ybor is a historically Cuban immigrant community that has been redeveloped and gentrified into a popular tourist destination lined with cigar factories, boutiques and cafes.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A mural on a wall in the neighborhood near Santa Cruz Church in the Thonburi section of Bangkok. The neighborhood around the church is known for the Thai adaptation of Portuguese cakes baked in the neighborhood. Several hundred Siamese (Thai) Buddhists converted to Catholicism in the 1770s. Some of the families started baking the cakes. When the Siamese Empire in Ayutthaya was sacked by the Burmese, the Portuguese and Thai Catholics fled to Thonburi, in what is now Bangkok. The Portuguese established a Catholic church near the new Siamese capital. There are still a large number of Thai Catholics living in the neighborhood around the church.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A mural on the soi opposite Thanusingha Bakery in the Santa Cruz neighborhood of Bangkok. The bakery sells traditional Thai Catholic desert cakes. The cakes are called "Kanom Farang Kudeejeen" or "Chinese Monk Candy." The tradition of baking the cakes, about the size of a cupcake or muffin, started in Siam (now Thailand) in the 17th century AD when Portuguese Catholic priests accompanied Portuguese soldiers who assisted the Siamese in their wars with Burma. Several hundred Siamese (Thai) Buddhists converted to Catholicism and started baking the cakes. When the Siamese Empire in Ayutthaya was sacked by the Burmese the Portuguese and Thai Catholics fled to Thonburi, in what is now Bangkok. The Portuguese established a Catholic church near the new Siamese capital. Now just three families bake the cakes, using a recipe that is 400 years old and contains eggs, wheat flour, sugar, water and raisins. The same family has been baking the cakes at the Thanusingha Bakery, near Santa Cruz Church, for more than five generations. There are still a large number of Thai Catholics living in the neighborhood around the church.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A mural on a wall in the neighborhood near Santa Cruz Church in the Thonburi section of Bangkok. The neighborhood around the church is known for the Thai adaptation of Portuguese cakes baked in the neighborhood. Several hundred Siamese (Thai) Buddhists converted to Catholicism in the 1770s. Some of the families started baking the cakes. When the Siamese Empire in Ayutthaya was sacked by the Burmese, the Portuguese and Thai Catholics fled to Thonburi, in what is now Bangkok. The Portuguese established a Catholic church near the new Siamese capital. There are still a large number of Thai Catholics living in the neighborhood around the church.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MARCH 19, 2001 - HAVANA, CUBA:  A student walks past a billboard in the old section of  Havana, Cuba, March 19, 2001.      PHOTO BY  JACK KURTZ     CHILDREN  EDUCATION  CULTURE
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  • 14 MARCH 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Scenes from the Ramayana painted on the walls and ceiling in Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Wat Phnom (Wat is Temple, Phnom is hill in Cambodian) is the legendary founding place of Phnom Penh. The temple was founded in 1372, the temple is one of the most important religious landmarks in Cambodia. The Ramayana tells the story of Rama, whose wife Sita was abducted by the demon (Rakshasa) king of Lanka, Ravana. Thematically, the epic explores themes of human existence and the concept of dharma. It is revered throughout the Theravada Buddhist world (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Burma).  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM:   A relief of a Chinese dragon in Chùa Quan Âm (Avalokiteshvara Pagoda), a Chinese style Buddhist pagoda in Cho Lon. Founded in the 19th century, it is dedicated to the bodhisattva Quan Âm. The pagoda is very popular among both Vietnamese and Chinese Buddhists. Cholon is the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 APRIL 2016 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA:  Minneapolis artist Rock “Cyfi” Martinez painted this mural of Prince on a building at 26th Street and Hennepin Ave in Minneapolis. Music icon and legend Prince was from Minneapolis and his commercial empire was based in the Minneapolis suburb of Chanhassen.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 APRIL 2016 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA:  Minneapolis artist Rock “Cyfi” Martinez painted this mural of Prince on a building at 26th Street and Hennepin Ave in Minneapolis. Music icon and legend Prince was from Minneapolis and his commercial empire was based in the Minneapolis suburb of Chanhassen.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 APRIL 2016 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA:  Minneapolis artist Rock “Cyfi” Martinez painted this mural of Prince on a building at 26th Street and Hennepin Ave in Minneapolis. Music icon and legend Prince was from Minneapolis and his commercial empire was based in the Minneapolis suburb of Chanhassen.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 AUGUST 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: A mural honoring historic Black figures near the George Floyd Memorial in Minneapolis. Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by Minneapolis police officers of May 25 in front of Cup Foods, a convenience store at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Ave. His killing sparked a week of violent protests across the country. The intersection where he was killed is still closed and has become an unofficial memorial visited by hundreds of people every day. Saturday, more than 100 people gathered at the memorial to demand the city preserve the memorial. The city of Minneapolis had planned to start reopening the intersection as soon as Monday Aug. 17, but delayed those plans indefinitely on Friday, Aug. 14. City residents have created a “George Floyd Zone” at the intersection. They’re demanding the recall of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, requiring Minneapolis police officers have their own private liability insurance, and the allocation of funds for businesses and residents in the community. The city is considering officially renaming Chicago Ave. between 37th and 39th “George Floyd Jr. Place.”     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 AUGUST 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: A woman pushes her bike past a mural Mari Mansfield is painting at the George Floyd Memorial in Minneapolis. The art work is called "Mourning Passage" and has the names of people of color killed by police. Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by Minneapolis police officers of May 25 in front of Cup Foods, a convenience store at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Ave. His killing sparked a week of violent protests across the country. The intersection where he was killed is still closed and has become an unofficial memorial visited by hundreds of people every day. Saturday, more than 100 people gathered at the memorial to demand the city preserve the memorial. The city of Minneapolis had planned to start reopening the intersection as soon as Monday Aug. 17, but delayed those plans indefinitely on Friday, Aug. 14. City residents have created a “George Floyd Zone” at the intersection. They’re demanding the recall of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, requiring Minneapolis police officers have their own private liability insurance, and the allocation of funds for businesses and residents in the community. The city is considering officially renaming Chicago Ave. between 37th and 39th “George Floyd Jr. Place.”      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 AUGUST 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: MARI MANSFIELD, left, adds names to a mural she is painting at the George Floyd Memorial in Minneapolis. The art work is called "Mourning Passage" and has the names of people of color killed by police. Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by Minneapolis police officers of May 25 in front of Cup Foods, a convenience store at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Ave. His killing sparked a week of violent protests across the country. The intersection where he was killed is still closed and has become an unofficial memorial visited by hundreds of people every day. Saturday, more than 100 people gathered at the memorial to demand the city preserve the memorial. The city of Minneapolis had planned to start reopening the intersection as soon as Monday Aug. 17, but delayed those plans indefinitely on Friday, Aug. 14. City residents have created a “George Floyd Zone” at the intersection. They’re demanding the recall of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, requiring Minneapolis police officers have their own private liability insurance, and the allocation of funds for businesses and residents in the community. The city is considering officially renaming Chicago Ave. between 37th and 39th “George Floyd Jr. Place.”     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 AUGUST 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: MARI MANSFIELD, left, adds names to a mural she is painting at the George Floyd Memorial in Minneapolis. The art work is called "Mourning Passage" and has the names of people of color killed by police. Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by Minneapolis police officers of May 25 in front of Cup Foods, a convenience store at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Ave. His killing sparked a week of violent protests across the country. The intersection where he was killed is still closed and has become an unofficial memorial visited by hundreds of people every day. Saturday, more than 100 people gathered at the memorial to demand the city preserve the memorial. The city of Minneapolis had planned to start reopening the intersection as soon as Monday Aug. 17, but delayed those plans indefinitely on Friday, Aug. 14. City residents have created a “George Floyd Zone” at the intersection. They’re demanding the recall of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, requiring Minneapolis police officers have their own private liability insurance, and the allocation of funds for businesses and residents in the community. The city is considering officially renaming Chicago Ave. between 37th and 39th “George Floyd Jr. Place.”     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 AUGUST 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: MARI MANSFIELD, left, adds names to a mural she is painting at the George Floyd Memorial in Minneapolis. The art work is called "Mourning Passage" and has the names of people of color killed by police. Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by Minneapolis police officers of May 25 in front of Cup Foods, a convenience store at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Ave. His killing sparked a week of violent protests across the country. The intersection where he was killed is still closed and has become an unofficial memorial visited by hundreds of people every day. Saturday, more than 100 people gathered at the memorial to demand the city preserve the memorial. The city of Minneapolis had planned to start reopening the intersection as soon as Monday Aug. 17, but delayed those plans indefinitely on Friday, Aug. 14. City residents have created a “George Floyd Zone” at the intersection. They’re demanding the recall of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, requiring Minneapolis police officers have their own private liability insurance, and the allocation of funds for businesses and residents in the community. The city is considering officially renaming Chicago Ave. between 37th and 39th “George Floyd Jr. Place.”     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 AUGUST 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: MARI MANSFIELD, left, adds names to a mural she is painting at the George Floyd Memorial in Minneapolis. The art work is called "Mourning Passage" and has the names of people of color killed by police. Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by Minneapolis police officers of May 25 in front of Cup Foods, a convenience store at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Ave. His killing sparked a week of violent protests across the country. The intersection where he was killed is still closed and has become an unofficial memorial visited by hundreds of people every day. Saturday, more than 100 people gathered at the memorial to demand the city preserve the memorial. The city of Minneapolis had planned to start reopening the intersection as soon as Monday Aug. 17, but delayed those plans indefinitely on Friday, Aug. 14. City residents have created a “George Floyd Zone” at the intersection. They’re demanding the recall of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, requiring Minneapolis police officers have their own private liability insurance, and the allocation of funds for businesses and residents in the community. The city is considering officially renaming Chicago Ave. between 37th and 39th “George Floyd Jr. Place.”     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A mural in downtown Des Moines. Downtown Des Moines is preparing the caucuses, which are Monday, February 3. The city has hung banners throughout the city center and put signs in the skywalk. Some candidates are also buying advertising in the skywalk.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JULY 2017 - SINGAPORE: Guest workers from the Indian sub-continent in front of a mural in Singapore. There are hundreds of thousands of guest workers from the Indian sub-continent in Singapore. Most work 5 ½ to six days per week. On Sundays, the normal day off, they come into Singapore's "Little India" neighborhood to eat, drink, send money home, go to doctors and dentists and socialize. Most of the workers live in dormitory style housing far from central Singapore and Sunday is the only day they have away from their job sites. Most work in blue collar fields, like construction or as laborers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JULY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People paint a mural on a roll of paper during protest to support 14 Thai students arrested for violating rules related to a prohibition against political assembly in Thailand. More than 100 people gathered at Thammasat University in Bangkok Monday to show support for 14 students who were arrested two weeks ago. They face criminal trial in military courts. The students' supporters are putting up "Post It" notes around Bangkok and college campuses up country calling for the students' release.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2015 - KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA:  A tourist walks past a mural on a wall near the Kuala Lumpur Central Market, historically one of the most important markets in KL. Now it has been turned into a tourist handicraft market and food court.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai university students check their smart phone near a mural on a wall in the neighborhood near Santa Cruz Church in the Thonburi section of Bangkok. The neighborhood around the church is known for the Thai adaptation of Portuguese cakes baked in the neighborhood. Several hundred Siamese (Thai) Buddhists converted to Catholicism in the 1770s. Some of the families started baking the cakes. When the Siamese Empire in Ayutthaya was sacked by the Burmese, the Portuguese and Thai Catholics fled to Thonburi, in what is now Bangkok. The Portuguese established a Catholic church near the new Siamese capital. There are still a large number of Thai Catholics living in the neighborhood around the church.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais sit in front of their home and drink just before the New Year in the Chinatown area of Bangkok, Thailand. The front of the home was decorated with a mural of Disney characters.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais sit in front of their home and drink just before the New Year in the Chinatown area of Bangkok, Thailand. The front of the home was decorated with a mural of Disney characters.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais sit in front of their home and drink just before the New Year in the Chinatown area of Bangkok, Thailand. The front of the home was decorated with a mural of Disney characters.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2012 - WINSLOW, AZ: The Standin' on the Corner park at the intersection of Kinsley Avenue and Second Street in Winslow, AZ. The park is based on the Eagles song, written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, the second verse is "Well, I'm a standing on a corner, In Winslow, Arizona, And such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my lord .In a flatbed Ford, Slowin' down to take a look at me" The park has a statue of Jackson Browne and flatbed Ford parked nearby. There is also a mural of the scene on a wall behind the statue.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2012 - WINSLOW, AZ: Tourists with the statue of Jackson Browne in the Standin' on the Corner park at the intersection of Kinsley Avenue and Second Street in Winslow, AZ. The park is based on the Eagles song, written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, the second verse is "Well, I'm a standing on a corner, In Winslow, Arizona, And such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my lord .In a flatbed Ford, Slowin' down to take a look at me" The park has a statue of Jackson Browne and flatbed Ford parked nearby. There is also a mural of the scene on a wall behind the statue.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2012 - WINSLOW, AZ: Tourists with the statue of Jackson Browne in the Standin' on the Corner park at the intersection of Kinsley Avenue and Second Street in Winslow, AZ. The park is based on the Eagles song, written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, the second verse is "Well, I'm a standing on a corner, In Winslow, Arizona, And such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my lord .In a flatbed Ford, Slowin' down to take a look at me" The park has a statue of Jackson Browne and flatbed Ford parked nearby. There is also a mural of the scene on a wall behind the statue.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2012 - WINSLOW, AZ: A Native American man walks behind the Standin' on the Corner park at the intersection of Kinsley Avenue and Second Street in Winslow, AZ. The park is based on the Eagles song, written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, the second verse is "Well, I'm a standing on a corner, In Winslow, Arizona, And such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my lord .In a flatbed Ford, Slowin' down to take a look at me" The park has a statue of Jackson Browne and flatbed Ford parked nearby. There is also a mural of the scene on a wall behind the statue.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2012 - WINSLOW, AZ: The Standin' on the Corner park at the intersection of Kinsley Avenue and Second Street in Winslow, AZ. The park is based on the Eagles song, written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, the second verse is "Well, I'm a standing on a corner, In Winslow, Arizona, And such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my lord .In a flatbed Ford, Slowin' down to take a look at me" The park has a statue of Jackson Browne and flatbed Ford parked nearby. There is also a mural of the scene on a wall behind the statue.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2012 - WINSLOW, AZ: The Standin' on the Corner park at the intersection of Kinsley Avenue and Second Street in Winslow, AZ. The park is based on the Eagles song, written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, the second verse is "Well, I'm a standing on a corner, In Winslow, Arizona, And such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my lord .In a flatbed Ford, Slowin' down to take a look at me" The park has a statue of Jackson Browne and flatbed Ford parked nearby. There is also a mural of the scene on a wall behind the statue.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2003 -- TAPACHULA, CHIAPAS, MEXICO:  Raft operators (balseros) in Hidalgo, Mexico, near Tapachula, on the Rio Suchiate, wait for customers under a mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Tapachula is center of the smuggling industry between Mexico and Guatemala. Consumer goods are smuggled south to Guatemala (to avoid paying Guatemalan import duties) and people are smuggled north into Mexico. Most of the people coming north are hoping to eventually get to the United States.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JULY 2017 - SINGAPORE: Guest workers from the Indian sub-continent in front of a mural in Singapore. There are hundreds of thousands of guest workers from the Indian sub-continent in Singapore. Most work 5 ½ to six days per week. On Sundays, the normal day off, they come into Singapore's "Little India" neighborhood to eat, drink, send money home, go to doctors and dentists and socialize. Most of the workers live in dormitory style housing far from central Singapore and Sunday is the only day they have away from their job sites. Most work in blue collar fields, like construction or as laborers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2012 - WINSLOW, AZ: The Standin' on the Corner park at the intersection of Kinsley Avenue and Second Street in Winslow, AZ. The park is based on the Eagles song, written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, the second verse is "Well, I'm a standing on a corner, In Winslow, Arizona, And such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my lord .In a flatbed Ford, Slowin' down to take a look at me" The park has a statue of Jackson Browne and flatbed Ford parked nearby. There is also a mural of the scene on a wall behind the statue.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2012 - WINSLOW, AZ: The Standin' on the Corner park at the intersection of Kinsley Avenue and Second Street in Winslow, AZ. The park is based on the Eagles song, written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, the second verse is "Well, I'm a standing on a corner, In Winslow, Arizona, And such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my lord .In a flatbed Ford, Slowin' down to take a look at me" The park has a statue of Jackson Browne and flatbed Ford parked nearby. There is also a mural of the scene on a wall behind the statue.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 OCTOBER 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A detail photo of Jataka (mural depicting the life of Buddha) in the ordination hall in Wat Suthat. Wat Suthat, in Bangkok, Thailand, is one of the most important Buddhist temples in Thailand. Parts of it were made Thai King Rama II. It features both the largest odination hall and largest main chapel of any Buddhist temple in Thailand.   Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks past a Santa statue and American flag mural on 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks past a Santa statue and American flag mural on 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A mural of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A woman rides her motorcycle past a mural of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Thai tourists take portraits of each other in front of a mural in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A mural in the viharn (prayer hall) at Wat Arun. Renovations are nearly finished at Wat Arun on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Wat Arun is famous for its Khmer style main "prang" (chedi). It was originally built in the Ayutthaya Period and rebuilt to its current form in the time of Rama II.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JULY 2017 - INTHA PRAMUN, ANG THONG, THAILAND: A mural of people around the reclining Buddha at Wat Khun Inthapramun. Wat Khun Inthapramun houses the largest and longest reclining Buddha in Thailand. The statue of the reclining Buddha is more than 50 meters long. The temple is located in the middle of rice fields, in the southern part of the Pho Thong district. The temple was built during the Sukhothai era, is revered in Thai history and late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) visited twice, in 1973 and 1975.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man holding portraits of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, stands in line in front of a mural in Wat Phra Kaew. He was in line to pay respects to the king. Thousands of Thais continue to line up at the Grand Palace in Bangkok daily to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, who died on 13 October 2016. The government set a year long mourning period for the revered King, who will be cremated in late 2017.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man holding portraits of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, stands in line in front of a mural in Wat Phra Kaew. He was in line to pay respects to the king. Thousands of Thais continue to line up at the Grand Palace in Bangkok daily to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, who died on 13 October 2016. The government set a year long mourning period for the revered King, who will be cremated in late 2017.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2016 - SINGAPORE: Shoppers walk past a mural in the Tiong Bahru Market. Tiong Bahru Market in Singapore is popular with local people who live in the community and expatriots living in Singapore. Market vendors sell a lot of imported foodstuffs and the food "hawker" area is one of the most popular in the city.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2016 0 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Boys ride their bikes around the takraw court in Chalermla Park (Graffiti Park) in Bangkok. The east wall of the park was repainted with a large mural that says "Born in the reign of King Rama 9," with the nine written in Thai script. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, was known as Rama 9. The park was repainted in his honor after his death on Oct 13.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2016 0 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men play takraw in Chalermla Park (Graffiti Park) in Bangkok. The east wall of the park was repainted with a large mural that says "Born in the reign of King Rama 9," with the nine written in Thai script. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, was known as Rama 9. The park was repainted in his honor after his death on Oct 13.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2016 0 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Boys ride their bikes around the takraw court in Chalermla Park (Graffiti Park) in Bangkok. The east wall of the park was repainted with a large mural that says "Born in the reign of King Rama 9," with the nine written in Thai script. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, was known as Rama 9. The park was repainted in his honor after his death on Oct 13.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2016 0 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men play takraw in Chalermla Park (Graffiti Park) in Bangkok. The east wall of the park was repainted with a large mural that says "Born in the reign of King Rama 9," with the nine written in Thai script. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, was known as Rama 9. The park was repainted in his honor after his death on Oct 13.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2016 0 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men play takraw in Chalermla Park (Graffiti Park) in Bangkok. The east wall of the park was repainted with a large mural that says "Born in the reign of King Rama 9," with the nine written in Thai script. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, was known as Rama 9. The park was repainted in his honor after his death on Oct 13.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2016 0 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men play takraw in Chalermla Park (Graffiti Park) in Bangkok. The east wall of the park was repainted with a large mural that says "Born in the reign of King Rama 9," with the nine written in Thai script. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, was known as Rama 9. The park was repainted in his honor after his death on Oct 13.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2016 0 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men play takraw in Chalermla Park (Graffiti Park) in Bangkok. The east wall of the park was repainted with a large mural that says "Born in the reign of King Rama 9," with the nine written in Thai script. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, was known as Rama 9. The park was repainted in his honor after his death on Oct 13.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2016 0 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men play takraw in Chalermla Park (Graffiti Park) in Bangkok. The east wall of the park was repainted with a large mural that says "Born in the reign of King Rama 9," with the nine written in Thai script. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, was known as Rama 9. The park was repainted in his honor after his death on Oct 13.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2016 0 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men play takraw in Chalermla Park (Graffiti Park) in Bangkok. The east wall of the park was repainted with a large mural that says "Born in the reign of King Rama 9," with the nine written in Thai script. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, was known as Rama 9. The park was repainted in his honor after his death on Oct 13.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People walk past a mural in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines, like many US cities, is suffering through an extended business slump. Des Moines is home to many insurance and financial services, and those businesses have moved to a work from home model. Downtown businesses, like cafes and convenience stores and dealing with an unprecedented loss of business.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A motorcyclist rides past a mural on a wall in a working class neighborhood behind Siam Paragon, an exclusive mall in central Bangkok. According to Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2018, which surveyed 40 countries, Thailand has the highest rate of income inequality in the world. In 2016, Thailand was third, behind Russia and India. In 2016, the 1% richest Thais (about 500,000 people) owned 58.0% of the Thailand's wealth. In 2018, they controlled 66.9%. In Russia, those numbers went from 78% in 2016, down to 57.1% in 2018. The Thai government disagreed with the report and said the report didn't take government anti-poverty programs into account and that Thailand was held to an unfair standard because most of the other countries in the report are developed countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A mural in the viharn (prayer hall) at Wat Arun. Renovations are nearly finished at Wat Arun on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Wat Arun is famous for its Khmer style main "prang" (chedi). It was originally built in the Ayutthaya Period and rebuilt to its current form in the time of Rama II.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JULY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A mural on a wall in an abandoned home on Soi 27 off of Sathu Pradit in Bangkok. The area  was a working class neighborhood of two storey shophouses. Most of the homes in the were occupied by Thais of Chinese heritage. The owner of the land sold the land to a developer who plans to build a condominium tower on the site. The residents left in early July and the shophouses will be torn down in coming weeks.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2016 0 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men play takraw in Chalermla Park (Graffiti Park) in Bangkok. The east wall of the park was repainted with a large mural that says "Born in the reign of King Rama 9," with the nine written in Thai script. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, was known as Rama 9. The park was repainted in his honor after his death on Oct 13.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2016 0 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men play takraw in Chalermla Park (Graffiti Park) in Bangkok. The east wall of the park was repainted with a large mural that says "Born in the reign of King Rama 9," with the nine written in Thai script. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, was known as Rama 9. The park was repainted in his honor after his death on Oct 13.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2016 0 BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men play takraw in Chalermla Park (Graffiti Park) in Bangkok. The east wall of the park was repainted with a large mural that says "Born in the reign of King Rama 9," with the nine written in Thai script. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, was known as Rama 9. The park was repainted in his honor after his death on Oct 13.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman walks past other women photographing themselves in front of a mural of the late Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand. Saturday was the first day Thais could pay homage to the funeral urn of the late Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand, at Dusit Maha Prasart Throne Hall in the Grand Palace. The Palace said 10,000 people per day would be issued free tickerts to enter the Throne Hall but by late Saturday morning more than 100,000 people were in line and the palace scrapped plans to require mourners to get the free tickets. Traditionally, Thai Kings lay in state in their urns, but King Bhumibol Adulyadej is breaking with tradition. His urn reportedly contains some of his hair, but the King is in a coffin,  not in the urn. The laying in state will continue until at least January 2017 but may be extended.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays for the late Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, at a mural of the King in front of Silpakorn University. The King was an avid photographer and is frequently pictured with a camera in his hands. The King died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death came after a period of failing health. Bhumibol Adulyadej was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is also known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   The murals in the ubosot (Ordination Hall) at Wat Rachathiwat Ratchaworawihan on Samsen Soi 9 were painted by Prof. C. Rigoli, an Italian artist. The temple has a large teak instruction hall, considered one of the finest teak buildings in Asia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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