Historic sites

Courtyard view taken at St. Catherine's Monastery located at the foot of Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Scene described by Charles Thayer as "an Acacia Bush said to have originated from the Burning Bush." 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.

Exterior view which shows Cynthia Thayer, wife of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer, standing with an unidentified man by what appears to be a historic site. 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, probably in Uzbekistan and perhaps in Samarkand.

Exterior view of what is believed to be the Abdullaziz-Khan Islamic school or Abdul Aziz-Khan medresse in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. 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.

Exterior view of a site that is believed to be located in Uzbekistan. 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 in which he visited the cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara.

Exterior view of what is believed to be the Bukhara Ark located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. 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 when Thayer visited Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara all located in Uzbekistan.

Exterior view of what is believed to be Gur Emir, mausoleum of Tamerlane in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. 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 when Thayer visited the cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara.

Exterior view of historic ruins believed to be the Temple of Amun at Karnak Temple Complex along the Nile River and part of the ancient city of Thebes in Egypt. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Exterior view of historic ruins believed to have been taken at Karnak Temple Complex, part of the ancient city of Thebes in Egypt. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Exterior view of historic ruins believed to be the Temple of Amun at Karnak Temple Complex along the Nile River and part of the ancient city of Thebes in Egypt. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Exterior view of historic ruins believed to have been taken at Karnak Temple Complex, part of the ancient city of Thebes in Egypt. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.