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Exterior view which includes diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer wearing suit and standing in the center among a group of unidentified Buddhist monks. The location is the Gandantegchinlen Monastery located in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. 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.

From left to right: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, and Eleanor Pierson at a reception at the Argentinian Embassy. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Interior view with author Charles W. Thayer on the right seen holding his jacket with a native Mongolian dressed in a del assisting him. Exact location in Mongolia not known. 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 author and former diplomat Charles W. Thayer standing on the right in white jacket. Others not identified but believed to be a part of the Thayer Mongolian traveling party are in view as well as unidentified Mongolian men. Exact location not known. 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 which includes author Charles W. Thayer on right in white jacket as well as others in his Mongolian touring party who are not identified. View also includes several Mongolian natives, some in white coats. 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 believed to be diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer kneeling and holding the rack of a recently shot deer. The hunt probably took place at the family's vacation home in Bavaria. (This photo was from a contact sheet for which we have original negatives).

Exterior view believed to be diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer kneeling and holding the rack of a recently shot deer. The hunt probably took place at the family's vacation home in Bavaria. (This photo was from a contact sheet for which we have original negatives.)

Exterior view taken in an open field area somewhere in Mongolia with camels in the background. Charles Thayer is seen on the right taking a cigarette from an unidentified man who probably was part of the travelling party. Natives in view are unidentified. 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.

View of field in Mongolia with Charles Thayer on a camel. Other camels and unidentified individuals are visible. 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.