Mountains

View of an unidentified member of the Charles Thayer party seen riding a camel and climbing to the top of Mt. Sinai in Egypt. Thayer describes the image as "the priest leading our procession." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Mt. Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

View of a portion of Mt. Sinai located in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Described by Charles Thayer as "a view of the mountain." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Mt. Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Rugged, rocky mountainous area similar to others in the collection identified as in Afghanistan.

Aerial view of snow covered mountains in Antarctica.

Snow covered mountains in Antarctica.

View of the mountains outside Jakarta, Indonesia. The photograph was taken during a trip to the Far East by American Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup and party.

Broad, exterior mountainous view taken in Mongolia. A jeep and part of the Thayer touring party are also visible. 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. 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 mountains in the background and Mongolian men mounted on their horses. Field behind the men contains other riderless horses. Exact location in Mongolia not given but appears to be the steppes region. 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.

Broad, exterior mountainous view taken in Mongolia. A jeep and part of the Thayer touring party are also visible. 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. 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 mountains in the background and Mongolian men tending to their horses in the foreground. Exact location in Mongolia not given but appears to be the steppes region. 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.