Buildings

Exterior view of what appears to be a large field perhaps used for sports events including horse related events. Three men dressed in horse riding apparel can be seen as well as barns and other buildings in the background. Charles Thayer did attend West Point Military Academy and this photograph may be associated with that place. Library has original negative.

Near the village of Mayan, Iran, unidentified villagers are harvesting building materials from an ancient caravan station to construct a standpipe for a well. The shallow well was constructed with the assistance of the Point Four program and the Technical Cooperation Administration so that villagers would have a better source of clean water.

Ispahani Office in Karachi, Pakistan.

Unidentified man poling a boat along a klong (canal) in Thailand. This canal is near the home of the United States Operations Mission (USOM) Director in Thailand.

Klong (canal) in Thailand with structures built on pylons and unidentified people near small boats. This canal is near the home of the United States Operations Mission (USOM) Director in Thailand.

Structures built on pylons in a canal in Bangkok, Thailand.

Interior view of an unidentified building, perhaps a hunting lodge or mountain chalet. The name of the building or the location is not given. Probably taken while Charles Thayer was on a hunting trip somewhere in Europe. Library has original color negative.

Thatch roofed structures and unidentified villagers at a Montagnard village near Ban Methout, Vietnam.

National Institute of Administration building in Vietnam

National Institute of Administration building in Vietnam.