Dwellings

Summer Residence of Japan's Imperial Family in Tokyo, Japan. The people standing outside are unidentified. This photo was taken while Vernice Anderson traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

Exterior, full body view of an unidentified man standing in a patio area of what is believed to be the vacation home of diplomat and author Charles Thayer. The home named Laubau is located in Bavaria. Other unidentified people can be seen behind him. Original negative is in Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Partial, exterior view of a portion of the house believed to be the home of Charles Thayer in Pennsylvania. Photograph taken in the winter with snow on the ground.

Interior view looking toward the open top of a Mongolian tent or yurt, exact location not given. Includes two unidentified Mongolians who appear to be waiting to assist with a dinner gathering for the Charles Thayer tourist group. 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.

View of a Mongolian family including a man dressed in a native del coat and a woman holding a child. They are standing by their yurt or tent in an unknown location 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.

View includes three tents set up in Mongolian countryside with two unidentified individuals standing beside them. All part of the Thayer traveling party. Diplomat and author 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.

View from inside a Mongolian tent or yurt taken during a dining experience which included native Mongolians and members of the Thayer traveling party. Exact location and people's names not given. 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.

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.