Dwellings

Exterior view showing an expansive view of the Mongolian countryside with mountains in the background. Includes a view of a Mongolian yurt or tent dwelling with some people and animals nearby. 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.

Full view of a portable Mongolian nomadic tent called a yurt. Door to dwelling is open in this view and exact location is unknown. 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.

Unidentified view of a thatched roof hut believed to have been taken in Sudan, Africa during a safari. 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.

Unidentified view of a thatched roof hut believed to have been taken in Sudan, Africa during a safari. 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.

Exterior, front view of an unidentified building or home. Scene is a postcard and area may be a Pashtoon area of India and later Pakistan.

Southeast view in the main kitchen of the White House, after the renovation. Unidentified members of Congress and their wives are receiving a tour of the facilities.

Outside view of Cynthia Thayer, wife of diplomat Charles W. Thayer, resting on a balcony at their summer home called Laubau located in Bavaria.

Full, exterior view of a house located in Russia and identified as Nemoninova. This home believed to be the residence of Charles Thayer while living in Moscow in the 1930s. Photograph taken about 25 years later.

Full, exterior view of a house taken in the winter with snow on the ground. Identified on the back of the photograph as Charles Thayer's house in Moscow.

Full, exterior view of a house located in Russia and identified as Nemoninova. This home believed to be the residence of diplomat and author Charles Thayer while living in Moscow in the 1930s. Photograph taken about 25 years later.