Landscape

Exterior, expansive landscape view taken near the ruins at the Temple of Rameses III site located at Madinat Habu near the Valley of the Kings area at Luxor, 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, expansive landscape view taken near the ruins at the Temple of Rameses III site located at Madinat Habu near the Valley of the Kings area at Luxor, 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.

External, distance view believed to have been taken while W. Averell Harriman was visiting Rudni, Kazakhstan during the latter part of his Soviet Union trip. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev. Original 35mm negative.

External, distance view believed to have been taken while W. Averell Harriman was visiting Rudni, Kazakhstan during the latter part of his Soviet Union trip. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev. Original 35mm negative.

Exterior, distance view of some type of facility or factory that W. Averell Harriman was allowed to tour during his 1959 trip to the Soviet Union. Location not given but it may be in the eastern part of the Soviet Union, perhaps Kazakhstan. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).

Exterior, distance view of some type of facility or factory that W. Averell Harriman was allowed to tour during his 1959 trip to the Soviet Union. Location not given but it may be in the eastern part of the Soviet Union, perhaps Kazakhstan. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing in a location not given. Believed to have been taken in Uzbekistan, perhaps near Samarkand. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev. Has original 35mm negative.

Countryside view taken in Sudan while on safari. Charles Thayer describes as "a herd of 200 wild animals including zebras, ostriches, baboons, water-buck, etc." Taken while on safari near Juba, Sudan. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and Sudan in 1961. Photos of the safari in Sudan intended for a possible magazine article. Original 35mm negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Countryside view taken in Sudan while on safari. Charles Thayer describes as "a herd of 200 wild animals including zebras, ostriches, baboons, water-buck, etc. Taken while on safari near Juba, Sudan. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and Sudan in 1961. Photos of the safari in Sudan intended for a possible magazine article. Original 35mm negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.