Birds

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the right next to an unidentified female worker. They appear to be holding some type of bird. He may be visiting a brewery while in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. 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.

A swan swims on a pond in the foreground with a house and covered boat dock in the background. The exact location of this house is unknown, but the photograph was taken somewhere in Japan, possibly near Kyoto.

Snow geese feed on a rice field in the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge in California. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

A whooping crane named Josephine with her egg and nest in the Arkansas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

A flock of ibis roost in mangrove trees in Everglades National Park near Miami, Florida. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Hummingbirds outside the home of scientist Laurence M. Gould in Jackson Lake, Wyoming.

Exterior view of a falcon perched on a gloved hand taken during a falconry demonstration. Part of a series of falconry photographs in the collection. Falconry was a hobby enjoyed by diplomat and author Charles Thayer. Location of photograph unknown.

View of unidentified birds perched in tree over a water hole as seen on safari in Sudan. Taken while on safari near Juba, 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 35mm negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Early morning view of a water hole located in Sudan and taken while on safari. Charles Thayer describes as "a water hole in the early morning, showing cranes and other large African birds." Taken while on safari near Juba, 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 35mm negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Outdoor view taken while on safari showing the African bush in Sudan with what appears to be vultures and other creatures on the ground near a recently shot buffalo. Charles Thayer describes as "vultures, maribou, and other carrion-eating birds around the kill." Taken while on safari near Juba, 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.