Statues

Photograph of an unidentified monument in a public garden in an unidentified North African city, possibly Oran, Algeria.

A member of the United States Army (bottom, left) looks at an unidentified monument located in a public garden in an unidentified North African city, possibly Oran, Algeria.

A 12 foot golden bronze statue of former President Harry S. Truman looms in the background as a crowd gathers around during dedication in Athens, Greece. The statue was donated by the American Hellenic Educational Association in commemoration for the aid Truman rendered to Greece in the late 1940's through the Truman Doctrine.

Photograph of an unidentified monument in an unidentified North African city, possibly Oran, Algeria.

Two unidentified members of the United States Army pose in front of a statue of Joan of Arc outside the Cathedral de Sacre Coeur in Oran, Algeria. Others in the photo are also unidentified.

Exterior view within the Temple of Hatshepsut which is located on the western bank of the Nile River in the Deir el-Bahri complex opposite the city of Thebes, now Luxor. Statue of Hathor, an ancient Egyptian goddess, is shown in this view. Photograph taken as 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.

Exterior view of historic ruins believed to have been taken at Karnak Temple Complex, part of the ancient city of Thebes in Egypt. Photograph taken as 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.

Exterior view of two statues located at the site of the Temple of Rameses III ruins at Madinat Habu near the Valley of the Kings area at Luxor, Egypt. Statues represent Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Photograph taken as 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.

Exterior view of a statue located at the site of the Temple of Rameses III ruins at Madinat Habu near the Valley of the Kings area at Luxor, Egypt. Statue represents Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Photograph taken as 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.

A statue of the Hindu deity Ganesha in the Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture in Vietnam.