Spouses

First Lady Bess Truman (third from left) and Madame Henri Bonnet, wife of the French Ambassador to the United States (right) greet unidentified ladies at the French Embassy on the occasion of the House and Embassy Tour.

A nice photo of former Vice President and Mrs. Alben Barkley, in formal attire.

Clifton Daniel, husband of Margaret Truman Daniel, is breaking ground at Wake Forest University. The area where Mr. Daniel is digging will be the Fine Arts Building. This photo was taken by McNabb Studios.

Exterior view with Cynthia Thayer, wife of diplomat and author Charles Thayer, standing and viewing a historic site believed to be located in Uzbekistan. According to Charles Thayer's curriculum vitae: "In 1955 I made an extended tour of European and Asiatic Russia and wrote a series for the Saturday Evening Post on post-Stalinist Soviet Union." Although not identified, this photograph is believed to have been taken during that trip when Thayer visited the cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara.

Exterior view with Cynthia Thayer, wife of diplomat and author Charles Thayer, standing on the left in a field with an unidentified man, perhaps a guide. Location is not given. According to Charles Thayer's curriculum vitae: "In 1955 I made an extended tour of European and Asiatic Russia and wrote a series for the Saturday Evening Post on post-Stalinist Soviet Union." Although not identified, this photograph is believed to have been taken during that trip, perhaps while the Thayers were in Uzbekistan.

Exterior view, with Cynthia Thayer, wife of diplomat and author Charles Thayer, standing on the left beside an unidentified woman in an unidentified location. According to Charles Thayer's curriculum vitae: "In 1955 I made an extended tour of European and Asiatic Russia and wrote a series for the Saturday Evening Post on post-Stalinist Soviet Union." Although not identified, this photograph is believed to have been taken during that trip, perhaps while they visited Uzbekistan.

View of Cynthia Thayer, wife of Charles W. Thayer, on a mule and on a trek to Lalibela, a town in northern Ethiopia known for its monolithic churches. Thayer identified as: "My wife en route." Photograph taken as a part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

View of Charles Thayer party riding on mules with their gear and starting on a trek to Lalibela, a town in northern Ethiopia known for its monolithic churches. Cynthia Thayer, wife of Charles Thayer, can be seen on the left riding a white mule. Photograph taken as a part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Sightseeing view of a market area believed to have been taken in Cairo, Egypt. Cynthia Thayer, wife of Charles Thayer, may be the woman in the center of the photo. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

View includes the great pyramids of Giza located just south of Cairo, Egypt. People in view include Cynthia Thayer on the right and perhaps Mrs. Frederick Reinhardt, wife of the U.S. ambassador to Egypt next to her. The young person is unidentified. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.