Children

Group of children in school uniform intermingled with soldiers and either watching or participating in an event. Identification in foreign language. Believed to be Prague, Czechoslovakia. Identified as "Svet V Obrazech, No. 18, Prag, 9. Mai 1953 (Czech illustrated).

Exterior view of a group of young boys watching a child draw a picture of a military tank which is located in view. Location probably Czechoslovakia. Illustration for a Czech illustrated weekly "Svet v Obrazech" for September 12, 1953.

Exterior view with what is believed to be Czech soldiers mingling with civilians while beside and on an army tank. Identified as: "The brotherly comradeship of the army and the people is best shown in the friendship between a tank-crew and the children for whose happy life they learn to use their weapons with precision."

Exterior view of two children standing beside each other. Child on the right may be Charles W. Thayer seen hugging one of his sisters.

Interior view of James (Jimmy) Thayer seated with two dogs on the floor. He is the son of diplomat Charles W. Thayer and his wife Cynthia.

Portrait of Elizabeth Virginia, "Bess" Wallace at about age 4 and a half.

Full body portrait of a seated child identified as Charles Wheeler Thayer, age 5 months.

Exterior view of an unidentified young child in a dress standing by a porch railing at an undisclosed location. House next door is partially in view. May be an early picture of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer.

Full view of a small log building with what appears to be a child and a dog standing by the front door. Perhaps taken at the Charles Thayer vacation home in Bavaria. Original 35mm negative.

Interior view which features an unidentified young girl standing beside a table. It may be Cynthia Cochrane, step-daughter of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer. Photo was probably taken at the Thayer vacation home in Bavaria. Original negative in Truman Library photo collection.