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Camels Grouped on the Mongolian Steppes

View includes a large group of what appears to be camels. Two mounted horsemen are also in view. Photograph taken by Thayer touring party at undisclosed location on the Mongolian steppes. 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.

Chapman with U.S. Park Police

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right of horse) in a park with unidentified U.S. Park Police officers and others, examining a horse. Also pictured: Edward J. Kelly, Superintendent of Metropolitan Police (background, second from left) and Arthur Demaray, Associate Director of the National Park Service (background, left). Others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Mounted Police in Inaugural Parade

A troop of mounted police in the parade honoring the inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Standing in the Presidential box are President Eisenhower (left) and Vice President Nixon (right). Seated in the first row of the Presidential box are, from left to right former President Herbert Hoover, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, and Pat (Mrs. Richard) Nixon. All others are unidentified.

Charles Thayer Mounted on Mongolian Horse

Exterior view with diplomat and author Charles Thayer dressed in a white suit and seated on a Mongolian horse with two native men close by. Thayer describes as "on Gobi Desert - 6/26/63." 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.

Mongolians Tending Horses

Exterior view with two Mongolian natives located among a herd of horses. One of the natives is tending a horse. Mongolian tents or yurts can be seen in the background. Exact location in Mongolia not given. 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.