Coasts

Exterior view of stone walkway leading to a body of water, thought to be the Black Sea. 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. The location is probably Sochi, Russia, taken while Thayer was visiting a sanitarium.

This is a photograph of a beach at Cap Varella, Vietnam.

this is a photograph of a coastal scene at Sang Cao, Vietnam. There is foliage and palm trees in the foreground with a large body of water extending to the horizon.

Aerial view of the Japanese coastline near Hiroshima.

Aerial view of the coastline of Japan, near Hiroshima.

Aerial view of an unidentified construction site along the coastline of Japan.

This is a view of the coast of one of the Virgin Islands, showing harbors, docks, boats, and a small town, probably on St. Thomas. The photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

This is a view of the coastline of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, taken during President Harry S. Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.