Historic sites

Exterior view taken at St. Catherine's Monastery located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Described by Charles Thayer as "an interior of the courtyard of the Monastery." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to the area in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library Collection.

Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder with a young lady dressed as the Statue of Liberty at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The photo appears to be of a presentation ceremony.

The gate of a former Batavian fort located in Jakarta (previously known as Batavia). This photo was taken by Vernice Anderson when she traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

View of St. Catherine's Monastery, a Greek Orthodox site located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. Charles Thayer describes scene as "another view of the Monastery showing the visitor's gallery." Photograph taken as part of a trip diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer and his wife Cynthia took in March 1961. Photos intended for a possible magazine article by Thayer. Original negatives are in the collection of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Distance, exterior view of St. Catherine's Monastery located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to the area in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Full view of St. Catherine's Monastery, a Greek Orthodox site located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. Charles Thayer describes as "the monastery from the hillside above it." Photograph taken as part of a trip diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer and his wife Cynthia took in March 1961. Photos intended for a possible magazine article by Thayer. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Exterior view showing a Bedouin woman standing by a tree, taken at St. Catherine's Monastery located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in Egypt. Photo described by Charles Thayer as "a bedouin woman in her best clothes including an elaborate silver breast plate, poses in the garden of the Monastery with her young daughter." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to the area in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Interior view of the church located in St. Catherine's Monastery located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in Egypt. Described by Charles Thayer as "the Ikonastas of the church of St. Catherine." Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to the area in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the collection of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Interior view of a portion of the museum located in St. Catherine's Monastery, Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to the area in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Interior view of burial monument located in St. Catherine's Monastery, a Greek Orthodox site located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. Identified by Thayer as "the dressed skeleton of a monk, guarding the Charnal House where the deceased monks of the Monastery are buried." Photograph taken as part of a trip diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer and his wife Cynthia took in March 1961. Photos intended for a possible magazine article by Thayer. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.