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Unidentified Mountain View in Soviet Union

Mountain view taken from an unidentified village location. 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 village may be Gori located in Georgia in the Soviet Union (the birthplace of Joseph Stalin).

Unidentified Village and Mountain View

Exterior view of an unidentified village or town with a mountain visible in the background. Location not given. 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 village may be Gori, birthplace of Joseph Stalin, located in Georgia which at that time was a part of the Soviet Union.

Village Street Scene in Stalin's Birthplace

Exterior view of a village street scene with both men and women in view. In the background appears to be some type of a fortress. Location not given. 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 thought to be Gori, Georgia, located in the Soviet Union at the time.

Unidentified Village View in Russia

Exterior view showing parts of an unidentified village with what appears to be a tower or perhaps a church structure in the background. Location is not given. 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 appears to have been taken during that trip. This view may have been taken in Russia.