Ocean

Photograph taken on board a United States aircraft carrier, location not given but possibly the Gulf of Mexico. A military helicopter is in view over the water. Charles W. Thayer was invited to a civilian orientation cruise at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, held May 23-25, 1968. Part of the experience included one day at sea aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Lexington to observe flight operations. This photograph may have been taken during this visit. Original color negative in Library holdings.

Photograph taken on board an United States Naval aircraft carrier, location not given but possibly the Gulf of Mexico. A military helicopter is in view over the water. Charles W. Thayer was invited to a civilian orientation cruise at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, held May 23-25, 1968. Part of the experience included one day at sea aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Lexington to observe flight operations. This photograph may have been taken during this visit. Original color negative in Library holdings.

Full view of an United States Naval aircraft carrier located in unidentified waters, possibly the Gulf of Mexico. A small boat can be seen next to it on the left. Land appears in the background. Charles W. Thayer was invited to a civilian orientation cruise at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, held May 23-25, 1968. Part of the experience included one day at sea aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Lexington to observe flight operations. This photograph may have been taken during this visit. Original color negative in Library holdings.

Two unidentified friends pose for a photograph near the ocean. Exact location is unidentified.

Exterior view of stone walkway leading to a body of water, thought to be the Black Sea. 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. The location is probably Sochi, Russia, taken while Thayer was visiting a sanitarium.

Photograph of a beach with ocean in the background and town buildings, location unknown.

A photograph of unidentified people playing and relaxing on a beach near the ocean. Exact location is unknown.

A photograph of a beach with an unidentified ocean in the background, possibly near Italy.

A view of Oran, Algeria from the Citadel of Santa Cruz, built by the Spanish in 1563 on a hill above the city, with the ocean visible in the background.

Photograph of city buildings with the sea in the background, possibly in Oran, Algeria.