Photo Gallery: Historic Photos

Anatomy lesson in cave

Ante natal care in hospital cave

Anti aircraft artillery

Artillery training at cave entrance

Blast wall under construction at cave entrance

Ceasefire celebrations Mr Phoumi Mr Soupphannouvong Feb 02 1973

Choir practice in cave

Communications operators

Cuban medical staff provided care in the Hospital Cave

Daily life continues in cave school

Drilling rocks to extend caves

Film camera unit

Girls study in cave school

Medical treatment inside the cave clinic

Administration meetings were held in cave shelters in Viengxay and other command areas

Lamvong performance for soldiers

Leaders L to R Mr Khamtay Mr Soupphannouvong Mr Kaysone Mr Nouhak

Leaders L to R Mr Nouhak Mr Khamtay Mr Soupphannouvong Mr Kaysone

Leaders Mr Lovansai and Mr Nouhak at Pii Mai Lao New Year

Local girls armed for defence

Many ethnic groups defended their communities

Mass meeting in Xanglot cave 1972

Mechanics repair jeeps

Medical treatment in cave

Metal forging in cave

Metal typesetting in Printing cave

Mr Nouhak with OSPAAL visitors

Mr Soupphannouvong gardening

Mr Soupphannouvong in printing cave

Ms Nhotgeo Soupphannouvong in Xanglot cave

Performance for OSPAAL visitors

Printing flags

Printing in cave

Radio communications broadcast from cave 1965

school in cave

State Shop counter

Steps to cave

Studying in cave school

Textile production cave

Viengxay around 1974

Viengxay view 1974

Wartime crowd with leaders portraits

Woman soldier recognised for years of service

Working in textile cave

Working to extend caves

Xieng Xeu village defence force members

Young women and men defended Viengxay