1916 – On Way to Gloucester, Massachusetts; "Prince Mahidol of Siam, facing Phraya Chanintr who is reading some papers, in front of the Auditorium Building." "A gift from KTBF 2007" “Preserve a piece of Thai history” KTBF The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation
1916 - on way to Gloucester, Massachusetts "Prince Mahidol of Siam, standing on the sidewalk in front of the Auditorium Building at 504 South Michigan Avenue, facing the camera." "A gift from KTBF 2007" “Preserve a piece of Thai history” KTBF The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation
Mount Auburn Hospital "A gift from KTBF 2007" “Preserve a piece of Thai history” KTBF The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation
Mrs. Cholthanee Koerojna, President, The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation (KTBF)
King Bhumibol Adulyadej Square.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej Birth Place Monument. Starting Trail of Thai Royalty
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703 Main Street, West Chop, Martha’s Vineyard In the summer of 1926, Prince Mahidol of Siam (Thailand) stayed at this house with his wife and their children: Princess Galyani Vadhana (aged 3 years) and Prince Anandha (aged 1), who was to become King Rama VIII. Prince Mahidol was studying medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Princess Mother was studying nursing and household economics at Simmons College and local hospitals. Prince Mahidol was a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana and was the father of the two kings, Rama VIII and Rama IX. Prince Mahidol was the first Thai royal to study in the USA. This house was the vacation home of Dr. Francis Bowes Sayre, a professor at Harvard Law School, who was adviser in foreign affairs to King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) in Bangkok (November 1923 ¬¬to September 1924) and in Europe (the ensuing year). His Majesty conferred on Dr. Sayre a distinctive name and title of high nobility: Phraya Kalyan Maitri. The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation
In the summer of 1926, Prince Mahidol of Siam (Thailand) stayed at this house with his wife and their children: Princess Galyani Vadhana (aged 3 years) and Prince Anandha (aged 1), who was to become King Rama VIII. Prince Mahidol was studying medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Princess Mother was studying nursing and household economics at Simmons College and local hospitals. Prince Mahidol was a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana and was the father of the two kings, Rama VIII and Rama IX. Prince Mahidol was the first Thai royal to study in the USA. This house was the vacation home of Dr. Francis Bowes Sayre, a professor at Harvard Law School, who was adviser in foreign affairs to King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) in Bangkok (November 1923 ¬¬to September 1924) and in Europe (the ensuing year). His Majesty conferred on Dr. Sayre a distinctive name and title of high nobility: Phraya Kalyan Maitri. “Preserve a piece of Thai history” KTBF The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation
11 Hawthorn Street, Cambridge Prince Mahidol of Siam (Thailand) occupied this house from 1916 to 1918 while studying public health at Harvard University. At that time this house was located at the corner of Brattle and Church streets (45 Brattle Street) where it had originally been built. The house was moved to its present location in 1926. Prince Mahidol was a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana and was the father of the two kings, Rama VIII and Rama IX. Prince Mahidol was the first Thai royal to study in the USA. "A gift from KTBF 2007" “Preserve a piece of Thai history” KTBF The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation
15 Berkeley Street, Cambridge The Princess Mother of Thailand (née Miss Sangwan Talapat) stayed in this house with the Williston family from September 1919 to April 1920. Miss Sangwan was preparing herself to study nursing at Simmons College and local hospitals under a scholarship from Queen Savang Vadhana. Miss Sangwan studied arts and other subjects with the two Williston sisters Emily and Constance and attended Miss Edith Johnson’s Tutoring School as well. Miss Sangwan first met her future husband on her arrival at South Station in Boston in 1918. Prince Mahidol, a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana, was studying public health at Harvard University, the first Thai royal to study in the USA. "A gift from KTBF 2007" “Preserve a piece of Thai history” KTBF The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation
44 Langdon Street, Cambridge Between 1917 and 1927 this building housed the Siamese (Thai) Office of Educational Affairs that took care of Thai scholarship students in America. Staff of other governmental offices also worked and lived here. One of those students was Miss Sangwan Talapat, who was to marry Prince Mahidol and become the Princess Mother. Having received a scholarship from Queen Savang Vadhana to study nursing, Miss Sangwan arrived in Boston by train from San Francisco with eight other students on the evening of September 21, 1918. She was welcomed at South Station by Prince Mahidol who had come to greet the students and take them to the Brattle Inn at 48 Brattle Street. Miss Sangwan later moved to 44 Langdon Street and stayed here until September 28.
Harding Cottage, 3 Page Street, Bass Rocks, Gloucester This house, the home of Emily Harding, served as the summer headquarters of the Siamese (Thai) legation at Washington, DC. Prince Mahidol of Thailand and his party arrived in Gloucester on August 27, 1916. While they stayed at the Hotel Moorland nearby, Prince Mahidol spent much time at this house before beginning public health studies at Harvard University in September. Prince Mahidol was a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana and was the father of the two kings, Rama VIII and Rama IX. Prince Mahidol was the first Thai royal to study in the USA. "A gift from KTBF 2007" “Preserve a piece of Thai history” KTBF The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation
Francis B. Sayre Jr. Vineyard Haven
Mount Auburn Hospital The Birth Room
Mount Auburn Hospital 330 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge Behind these tall windows is the operating room where Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej of Siam (Thailand) was born on December 5, 1927. Prince Bhumibol became King Rama IX in 1946 and was the first monarch of any nationality to be born in the continental USA. The mother of the future king, née Miss Sangwan Talapat, stayed to nurse her royal son for 21 days at this hospital (then known as Cambridge Hospital). She was a student at Simmons College at that time, while her husband Prince Mahidol was a student at Harvard Medical School. Prince Mahidol was a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana and was the father of the two kings, Rama VIII and Rama IX. Prince Mahidol was the first Thai royal to study in the USA. "A gift from KTBF 2007" “Preserve a piece of Thai history” KTBF The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation
Mount Auburn Hospital
Mount Auburn Hospital The Birth Room.
Mount Auburn Hospital In front of the birth room.
Mount Auburn Hospital Viewed from the Charles River
11 Story Street, Cambridge Prince Mahidol of Siam (Thailand) moved to this house in 1918, the year after it was built. He stayed here until he completed his public health studies at Harvard University in 1919. "A gift from KTBF 2007" “Preserve a piece of Thai history” KTBF The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation
11 Story Street, Cambridge Prince Mahidol of Siam (Thailand) moved to this house in 1918, the year after it was built. He stayed here until he completed his public health studies at Harvard University in 1919. Prince Mahidol was a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana and was the father of the two kings, Rama VIII and Rama IX. Prince Mahidol was the first Thai royal to study in the USA. "A gift from KTBF 2007" “Preserve a piece of Thai history” KTBF The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation
Prince Mahidol's hotel registration at Summit House, NH
49 Cedar Road, Belmont The Princess Mother of Thailand (née Miss Sangwan Talapat) stayed in this house with the Kent family from July 1919 to September 1919, after she had become engaged to marry Prince Mahidol. Miss Sangwan was preparing herself to study nursing at Simmons College and local hospitals under a scholarship from Queen Savang Vadhana. Miss Sangwan lived with the Strong family in Hartford, Connecticut and studied at North Western Grammar School from September 1918 to July 1919. Miss Sangwan first met her future husband on her arrival at South Station in Boston in 1918. Prince Mahidol, a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana, was studying public health at Harvard University, the first Thai royal to study in the USA. "A gift from KTBF 2007" “Preserve a piece of Thai history” KTBF The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation
63 Longwood Avenue, Brookline Prince Mahidol of Siam (Thailand) lived in one of the apartments here from 1926 to 1928 with his wife and their young children: Princess Galyani Vadhana, Prince Anandha (who was to become King Rama VIII), and Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej (who was to become King Rama IX). Prince Bhumibol was born at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge on 5 December 1927, the first monarch to be born in the continental United States. While living here Prince Mahidol graduated from Harvard Medical School and the Princess Mother studied nursing and household economics at Simmons College and local hospitals. In July 1928 the family returned to Thailand.
