Waterways

Described by Charles Thayer as a water wheel on the upper Nile. Image probably taken in southern Egypt. 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.

Riverfront view probably taken from a boat. Image shows the shore line of the upper Nile River and beyond. Probably taken in southern Egypt. 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.

Believed to be a view of the Gulf of Suez in Egypt. Photograph taken as part of a trip Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Mt. Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article.

View of the Nile River and its banks with people waiting to ferry across the river. Charles Thayer describes as "natives with merchandise waiting for the ferry." Taken while on a safari trip 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 of the Nile River and its banks with a boat and several people in sight. Charles Thayer describes as "the ferry across the Nile to Juba." Taken while on a safari trip 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 of the Nile River and its banks with full view of native included. Charles Thayer describes as "a naked native waiting for the ferry." Taken while on a safari trip 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 of the Nile River and its banks with a boat and several people in sight. Charles Thayer describes as "the ferry across the Nile to Juba." Taken while on a safari trip 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.

Exterior view which shows lion sculpture and a man standing by it next to the Suez Canal. Scene described by Charles Thayer as "the British lion angrily defending the Suez Canal." Photograph taken as part of a trip Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Mt. Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. The original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library photo collection.

Expansive view of the Suez Canal in Egypt. Charles Thayer described the view as "the Suez Canal seen from a ferry looking southward toward the Gulf of Suez." Photograph taken as part of a trip 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 photo collection.

Exterior boat view with several people seen on a ferry and described as the Charles Thayer party's baggage being lowered into a ferry to take them across the Suez Canal. Photograph part of a group taken on a trip 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.