Historic sites

View of a Greek Orthodox religious figure at 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 "Father Nikoforus who looks after visitors, striking the wooden gong which was used before chimes were introduced to the Monastery." 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.

View of a Greek Orthodox religious figure at 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 "Father Nikoforus who looks after visitors, striking the wooden gong which was used before chimes were introduced to the Monastery." 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.

Full view of an icon found hanging on the wall in the museum at St. Catherine's Monastery located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula of 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.

Rugged, rocky mountainous area identified on back of similar photograph in collection as "My valley of Kaloo in Afghanistan. The ruined city above cliffs was destroyed by Genghis Khan."

Rugged, rocky mountainous area identified on back of photograph as "My valley of Kaloo in Afghanistan. The ruined city above cliffs was destroyed by Genghis Khan."

Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

View of Forbidden City in Peiping, China. From album created by Allied Reparations Committee, headed by Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley, 1945-47.

Snapshot of Forbidden City in Peiping, China. It appears to be Dr. David R. Jenkins in foreground. From album created by Allied Reparations Committee, headed by Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley, 1945-47.

Color snapshot of the Forbidden City in Peiping, China. From album created by Allied Reparations Committee, headed by Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley, 1945-47.

Color photo of Forbidden City in Peiping, China. From album created by Allied Reparations Committee, headed by Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley, 1945-47.