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Charles Thayer Party in Egypt

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.

Cynthia Thayer on Vacation in Egypt

Cynthia Thayer, wife of author and diplomat Charles W. Thayer, can be seen on the right. Native man on the left is unidentified. Image taken in southern Egypt, exact location not known. 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.

Dean Acheson arrives for the signing of a draft tripartite treaty

Shown arriving for the signing of a draft tripartite treaty by the United States, Australia, and New Zealand are Secretary of State Dean Acheson (third from front on right in circle) with hat in hand. John Foster Dulles is directly behind him; Sen. John Sparkman is sixth in the circle; and Sen Bourke B. Hickenlooper is eighth in the circle. Mrs. Acheson, wearing a fox stole, is in front facing the camera. The draft treaty, which was created from discussions that occurred between 1949 and 1951, was initialed in San Francisco, California, on July 12, 1951.

W. Averell Harriman While on Tour of the Soviet Union in 1959

Exterior view with diplomat and journalist W. Averell Harriman (center) walking with two unidentified men. Exact location not identified. Harriman's wife Marie is visible on the left behind a man. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev.

W. Averell Harriman and Wife While Touring the Soviet Union in 1959

Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman, second man on the left, and shown walking with other unidentified men. Harriman's wife, Marie, is on the left behind a man. They are passing by a lion sculpture or statue in front of a building. Exact location not identified. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).

W. Averell Harriman and Wife Greeted by Young Pioneers in Yalta

Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie to his right holding a floral bouquet and receiving greetings from Young Pioneers (a youth organization). Location is in Yalta. Thayer's notes indicate "our cortege drove up to the palace door and a group of 20 or so Pioneers in white sailor blouses with red kerchiefs around their necks marched up and greeted Governor and Mrs. Harriman with chants of welcome, bouquets of flowers, red kerchiefs and Pioneer pins which they tied and pinned on them." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W.

Marie Harriman With Others During 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

Exterior view with Marie Harriman, wife of W. Averell Harriman, seen in the center of the picture with others not identified. This picture was taken while the Harrimans were touring in the Soviet Union and it is thought they were in Uzbekistan at the time. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).