Siam: The White Elephant and Festival

Siam: The White Elephant and Festival

White elephants (as well as white cows and white monkeys) have always been venerated in Asia. Margaret describes the white elephant festival. Large crowds would go out in procession for this festival. The first time the Landons joined the crowd they could not get anywhere near the railroad station where the white elephant was coming. The Landons enjoyed these festivals many times. 

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993) Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1927

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Kenneth and Margaret Landon

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Box 77: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" Tapes 38-54

Hour 39, clip 6

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical