Hunting

Exterior view believed to be diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer kneeling and holding the rack of a recently shot deer. The hunt probably took place at the family's vacation home in Bavaria. (This photo was from a contact sheet for which we have original negatives.)

View showing Cynthia Thayer, wife of diplomat and author Charles Thayer, posed with her rifle and seated beside a recently shot deer. Location not given, may have been taken on a hunting trip at the Thayer vacation home in Germany. There is an original 35mm negative for this image.

View of the head and part of the body of a cape buffalo recently shot while on safari near Juba in Sudan. Charles Thayer describes as "a cape buffalo shot by myself." 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 negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

View of four individuals standing near a recently shot cape buffalo while on safari in Sudan. Charles Thayer identifies as "the white hunter, Jackson, the two trackers, and myself." 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 view of Charles W. Thayer standing next to a recently shot water buffalo. Taken while on safari near Juba, Sudan. Thayer identifies as "myself and the buffalo." 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 view of a recently shot cape buffalo with Cynthia Thayer standing next to it. Taken while on safari near Juba, Sudan. 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 negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

View of four individuals squatted near a recently shot cape buffalo while on safari in Sudan. Charles Thayer identifies as "the buffalo with the two trackers, my wife and myself." 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 negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

View of a cape buffalo recently shot while on safari near Juba in Sudan. Charles Thayer describes as "a cape buffalo shot by myself." 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 negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Exterior view of a woman, possibly Cynthia Thayer, sitting beside a recently shot deer. Two dogs are also in view. Location not given, but probably taken at the Thayer vacation home in Bavaria, Germany. There is an original 35mm negative.

View of a pig or boar laid out on wooden pieces and ready to be roasted on an open fire. Includes partial view of unidentified men standing by the animal. Location unknown. Probably taken by Charles Thayer on a hunting trip. Original 35mm negative.