The French Archives’ nationales de outré-mer (Centre for Overseas Archives) has digitized thousands of photos in its collection, including historic documents related to French Indochina. We searched the digital library and found rare images of Cambodia in the 1920s and 1930s.

Cambodia became a French protectorate in 1867 and gained its independence in 1953. The photos reveal everyday life in Cambodia during French colonial rule. They are significant resources for those who are interested in learning more not only about Cambodia’s colonial past but also its rich culture.

Wonderful old pictures to be checked here:

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/15/travel-back-in-time-with-these-photos-of-early-20th-century-cambodia/

Back in a time when we still had time to talk to each other. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Cambodia became a French protectorate in 1867--- don't you just love that word protectorate....yes we are just here to protect you all----& as with your neighbour Vietnam, we will bomb, shoot, fight & kill any of you that want us to go away & stop protecting you....................

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Great photos by the way----- its nice that they have taken the time to digitize it all for future generations..........

Edited July 16, 201510 yr by sanuk711

Good photos did you notice how clean everywhere looked, go there now the place is filthy, same as Thailand, but maybe there was no plastic bags in those days.

Thanks for the photo treasure trove, although I am puzzled as to why they appear to be African, especially since there are ostriches in some of the slides (26, 27).