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St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt

View of the road which leads to St. Catherine's Monastery seen in the distance. Described by Charles Thayer as "the Monastery from the road approaching it from the west." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to the area in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the collection of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Afghanistan Caravan Moving Along Road

Caravan view identified on back of photograph as: "One sees many caravans on the roads, with women and children and chickens and thin goats and fat tail sheep, moving down from the mountains of Afghanistan and from the tribal hill to the plains of India. The chickens and children are perched on top of the camels. The Bactrian camel, dark and shaggy, is a magnificent beast but is not in this picture."