Horses

View includes a large group of what appears to be camels with two horses and riders near by. 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.

Exterior view with a partial body view of an unidentified Mongolian man wearing the traditional native del costume. He is standing beside his saddled horse. 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.

Exterior parade view which features a cavalry unit passing by a reviewing stand. Identified as: "For the first time a cavalry unit takes part in a parade (Liberation day 9th May 1952 in Prague)."

World War I United States Marines (Fifth) in railroad cars on their way to cantonment after disembarkation at a French port are shown waving to the photographer. The cars accommodate 40 to 50 men or 8 to 10 horses. Donor: Lillian R. Craig, Scotland County Public Library, Memphis, Missouri.

Full body, exterior view of a young male polo player in uniform standing by his horse in front of a building. Location of photograph not given. Individual may be Bruce Von G. Scott as identified in a newspaper article with the collection. He would have been a member of the West Point Army polo team as was Charles W. Thayer.

Exterior view of five people mounted on horses and dressed as if preparing for a fox hunt. Includes two attendants on each side. No identification, but may be members of the George Thayer family.

Exterior view showing a young man astride a horse with a man holding the reins. Young man is believed to be Charles W. Thayer. Location unknown.

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries observe as soldiers on horseback pass the presidential viewing stand during a parade commemorating Army Day. In the front row of the box, from left to right: two unidentified men, President Truman, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (man not wearing a hat), General Omar Bradley, unidentified man. All others are unidentified.

Riders on horseback from Maryland participating in President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Parade.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) receives an invitation to attend "Rush to the Rockies" from Governor Steve McNichols of Colorado. The letter was hand carried by stagecoach from Colorado to Independence, Missouri. There is a child and two western-dressed men in the stagecoach. See also 64-623-1.