Mountains

View of Charles Thayer party riding on mules with their gear through a mountainous area. They are on a trek to Lalibela, a town in northern Ethiopia known for its monolithic churches. Charles Thayer describes: "The entire party including pack-mules on the way to Lalibela." Photograph taken as a part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

An unidentified view of distant mountains, possibly in Bavaria, Germany.

The Watzmannhaus, which was built in 1888, with Mount Untersberg in the background. The Watzmann House is at the base of Mount Watzmann.

Mount Watzmann and possibly also the Wimbachtel Valley. The man is unidentified.

The Watzmannhaus, built in 1888, sits at the base of Mount Watzmann in Bavaria, Germany.

Postcard of Mittelspitze Peak on Mount Watzmann, Bavaria, Germany.

This postcard shows Salzburg and Gaisberg, Austria below.

Mittelspitze Peak of Mount Watzmann, Bavaria, Germany. Man is unidentified.

Scenic photograph of Lake Konigssee, Bavaria, Germany, with Mount Watzmann in the background.

An unidentified United States soldier looks at the mountain vista somewhere in North Africa.