Charles W. Thayer
Dark Interior Photo of Mongolian Dining Tent
Camels Grouped on the Mongolian Steppes
Mongolian River Scene
Unidentified Mongolian Location
Unidentified Mongolian Location
View of mountains and land, located in Mongolia. Exact location not given. 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 Touring Vehicles and Tourists in Mongolia
Color Photo of Open Bush Country in Sudan
Safari Scene Taken in Sudan
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.