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Color Photo of Camp Site on Mongolian Steppes

View of Charles Thayer travel party with jeeps at an unidentified camp site in Mongolia. Tourists visible in photograph are unidentified. 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.

Color Photo of Mongolian Natives

Exterior view taken in an unidentified location in Mongolia. Includes a native seated on milk can with drink in his hand. View also includes a partial view of a truck and other natives in the background. 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.

Color Photo of Thayer Group Touring Parts of Mongolia

Exterior view taken in unknown location in Mongolia. Shows a woman tourist, two native Mongolian men and a vehicle. 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.