Charles W. Thayer

Exterior view of camel and person with native on mountain path. Charles Thayer describes as "one of the party climbing toward the top of Mt. Sinai." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat 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.

View which shows camels and Thayer party gathered near the top of Mt. Sinai. Thayer describes as "we leave our camels near the top of the mountain." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat 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.

View of members of the Charles Thayer party walking and riding camels as they climb up Mt. Sinai in Egypt. Thayer describes the image as "members of the party below and a view of the valley through which we passed." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat 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.

View of grasslands and trees believed to be near Juba in southern Sudan and identified by Charles Thayer as "a saddled-billed stork in the savanah." 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.

Unidentified image but presumably an area near the Nile River in either southern Egypt or northern 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 a village not identified but believed to be Wadi Halfa situated on the Nile River in extreme northern Sudan. Image includes people and a view of street life. 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 grasslands and trees believed to be near Juba in southern Sudan and identified by Charles Thayer as "a saddled-billed stork in the savanah." 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.

River view identified by Charles Thayer as "the upper Nile at Juba [Sudan] where the ferry crossed and the safari." 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 distant shore in late day. 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.

View of grasslands and trees believed to be near Juba in southern Sudan and identified by Charles Thayer as "a saddled-billed stork in the savanah." 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.