Shooting

President Harry S. Truman sighting a shotgun at Sun Valley, Idaho. The man on the left is Joseph Burgy, Director of Sports and Recreation at Sun Valley. All others are unidentified. From the album: The President's Trip to the West Coast of the United States.

Oscar Collazo, one of two armed men who tried to force their way into the Blair House, President Truman's home, lies sprawled at the entrance after being shot by White House guards. This is an 11 x 14 photo.

Exterior view of Cynthia Thayer, wife of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer, posed kneeling with her gun beside some type of recently shot wildlife. Apparently taken at the Thayer's vacation home located in Bavaria. Original 35mm negative.

View of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer beside a recently shot warthog while on safari. Taken while on safari in Africa 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 35mm negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Outdoor safari view with two people standing near an animal. Charles Thayer describes as "the white hunter, Jackson, my wife [Cynthia] with a water-buck." 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 35mm negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Outdoor view taken while on safari showing what appears to be an animal seen during the hunt. Charles Thayer describes it as "a giraffe encountered during the hunt." 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 with three native trackers beside an animal. Photo taken while on safari in Africa, near Juba, Sudan. Charles Thayer describes as "the trackers and guide with the water-buck." 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.

View of (possibly) Charles Thayer standing by 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 safari scene showing two unidentified skinners working on a recently shot cape buffalo. 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.

Outdoor view taken while on safari showing what appears to be an animal seen during the hunt. Charles Thayer describes as "a giraffe encountered during the hunt." 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.