Historic sites

An unidentified WAC poses next to an ancient Roman column while visiting the Roman ruins at Pompeii, Italy.

Two unidentified WACs walk down a street in Pompeii, Italy while visiting the famous Roman ruins.

A group of six unidentified WACs pose for photographs while exploring what are possibly Roman ruins, somewhere in North Africa.

Former President Harry S. Truman at the Acropolis. The Former President is in Greece for the funeral of King Paul.

One of a series of four photos taken during the visit of Colonel Herbert P. Schowalter and Mrs. Schowalter. This is a color snapshot of the future site of the Winston Churchill Memorial in Fulton, Missouri. Donor: Col. Herbert P. Schowalter.

Exterior view within the Temple of Hatshepsut which is located on the western bank of the Nile River in the Deir el-Bahri complex opposite the city of Thebes, now Luxor. Statue of Hathor, an ancient Egyptian goddess, is shown in this view. 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.

View of historic ruins, perhaps part of the sanctuary chamber at the Temple of Hatshepsut located on Luxor's west bank 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.

View of historic ruins, perhaps part of the sanctuary chamber at the Temple of Hatshepsut located on Luxor's west bank 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.

View of historic ruins, perhaps part of the sanctuary chamber at the Temple of Hatshepsut located on Luxor's west bank 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.