Men

Exterior view which includes author Charles W. Thayer on right in white jacket as well as others in his Mongolian touring party who are not identified. View also includes several Mongolian natives, some in white coats. 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.

Exterior view of a group of five men and women seated and standing at a patio area next to a home. May have been a family group taken at Laubau, the Charles Thayer vacation home located in Bavaria. Original 35mm negative is in Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Exterior view of an unidentified couple standing in a yard area. May have been taken at the Thayer home in Pennsylvania. Original negative is in Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Exterior, partial view of an unidentified man standing in a snowy, mountain area with a pack on his back. Original 35mm negative.

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.

Exterior view which contains a group of men, mostly Mongolians and some Thayer party tourists, found near a jeep-like vehicle. Exact location in Mongolia is 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. Thayer states the group travelled through the provinces more than 1000 kilometers by bus and jeep and another 600 kilometers by air.

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.

View of the Nile River and its banks with full view of native included. Charles Thayer describes as "a naked native waiting for the ferry." Taken while on a safari trip 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.

Exterior, near full body view of an unidentified woman and man apparently taken during look-out duty. Identified as: "Arms that protect peace. The girls and boys stand shoulder to shoulder. They are determined to protect their homes their workers' universities and their youth rest centers against the true enemy." Location believed to be Czechoslovakia. Illustration for publication "Svet V Obrazech" for July 26, 1952.

Photograph taken outside showing civilian men and women practicing firing their guns. Perhaps taken in Czechoslovakia or another Iron Curtain country.