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Exterior view of two men standing in front of what is believed to be an Austrian made jeep called a Haflinger. The man on the right may be Charles Thayer. Photo is believed to have been taken when Charles Thayer was hunting in the Balkans area of Eastern Europe. Thayer was known to have traveled to Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania to hunt. Original negative in Library.

Interior view of author and diplomat Charles W. Thayer wearing a suit and tie and seated in a chair near a door in an unknown location. Scanned image from negative held by Library.

Interior view of author and diplomat Charles W. Thayer wearing a suit and tie and seated in a chair near a door in an unknown location. Scanned image from negative held by Library.

Full body view of a man dressed in a suit, coat and hat. The man may be diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer, no identification as to person or place given. Library has original negative.

Full body view of a man dressed in a suit, coat and hat. The man may be diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer, no identification as to person or place given. Library has original negative.

Partial view of an unidentified store window. At the time this photograph was taken, women's dresses and accessories were featured. Visible on the floor of the window is the book "Bears in the Caviar" written by Charles W. Thayer, the first edition published in 1951. The store may be located in England, perhaps London. The store window contains the reflection of four people who are looking at the window display. Mr. Thayer was the author of several books; this one contains information on Charles Thayer's adventures in 1934 as an embassy aide and ambassador to Russia and Afghanistan.

View of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer beside a recently shot warthog while on safari. Taken while on safari in Africa near Juba, Sudan. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and Sudan in 1961. Photos of the safari in Sudan intended for a possible magazine article. Original 35mm negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

President Harry S. Truman autographed a book about himself for the Free University of Berlin. He wrote in the book "Mr. President" by William Hillman, "to the free university of Berlin with best wishes from Harry S. Truman. The White House, Aug. 11th, 1952." The book was brought to the White House by Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, President of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. $30,000 has been collected for the Berlin University. Left to right: President Truman, author William Hillman, and Dr. Clinchy.

Exterior view which contains diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer on the right and an unidentified hunting guide with a dog on the left. The men appear to be dressed in traditional hunting apparel and are thought to be hunting in the Bavarian area of Germany. Both Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia were fond of hunting in European settings, especially in Germany.

Exterior view with diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer in suit posed with unidentified Mongolian in front of a tent located somewhere in Mongolia. Charles Thayer headed a party of fourteen Americans who traveled to Mongolia on a vacation in the summer of 1963, probably in June. They arrived at Ulan Bator and during the trip visited the Gobi Desert as well as the steppes of Mongolia and the site of the ancient capital of Karakorum. Thayer states the group travelled through the provinces more than 1000 kilometers by bus and jeep and another 600 kilometers by air.