UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld is seen here upon his arrival at Wattay, Vientiane's international
airport, receiving gifts of flowers from Lao women assembled at the airport for the traditional Lao welcome ceremony.
09 March 1959
Vientiane, Laos
Flags of the 16 New UN Member Nations Fly at Headquarters
This picture shows a UN guard raising the Laotian flag. UN Secretary-General Dag HAMMARSKJOLD (center) and Mr. SOUVANNAVONG, representative of Laos look on; seen between them is Mr. LY CHIN LY, representative of Cambodia; other representatives of the new Member Countries stand at the foot of the poles bearing their nations' flags. Flags seen are (from left): Laos, Cambodia, Libya, Nepal, Ceylon, Finland, Bulgaria, Rumania, Austria and Italy.
World Food Situation
World Food Situation
Luang Probang is the small royal capital of Laos. (Vientane is the administrative capital). Seen here is the
market place in the morning, during New Year's celebrations.
01 January 1972
Luang Probang, Laos
Coping with Disaster: Laotian Refugees in Thailand
A bazaar at the Laotian section of the refugee camp at Aranyaprathet in Thailand.
There are 6,877 refugees from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam in this camp. 1978.
