Charles W. Thayer

View of a portion of St. Catherine's Monastery located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Scene described by Charles Thayer as "the interior of the Monastery. On the right the long gallery shows the visitors' quarters where we stayed for several days." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to the area in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Hillside view of St. Catherine's Monastery located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to the area in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the collection of the Harry S. Truman Library.

View of the road which leads to St. Catherine's Monastery seen in the distance. Described by Charles Thayer as "the Monastery from the road approaching it from the west." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to the area in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the collection of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Hillside view of St. Catherine's Monastery located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to the area in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Exterior view taken at St. Catherine's Monastery located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Described by Charles Thayer as "an interior of the courtyard of the Monastery." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to the area in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library Collection.

View of a group of both men and women standing by a truck and car. Woman second from the left may be Cynthia Thayer. Scene described by Charles Thayer as "a truck that had broken down and left stranded in the desert for a week, is rescued by our party." 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 35mm negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Exterior view of an unidentified man taken in the Sinai Desert area of Egypt. Charles Thayer describes him as "my driver in the desert." 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 a possible magazine article. Original 35mm 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.

Exterior view with two Mongolian natives located among a herd of horses. One of the natives is tending a horse. Mongolian tents or yurts can be seen in the background. Exact location in Mongolia 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.

Exterior view with Mongolian men mounted and riding horses. Exact location in Mongolia not given but appears to be the steppes region. 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.