Water

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.

Exterior view of two unidentified men standing by either a river or lake in an unidentified location. They are believed to be participating in a fishing trip. Probably taken while author and diplomat Charles Thayer was on vacation or assignment.

Photograph of an exterior view taken in an unidentified location. Includes a rocky area near a body of water. Probably taken while author and diplomat Charles Thayer was on vacation or assignment.

Exterior view photograph taken in an unidentified location. Includes a mountainous area near a river or lake. Probably taken while author and diplomat Charles Thayer was on vacation or assignment.

Exterior view of what appears to be three men positioned by a body of water, either a river or lake. The young man on the right might be Charles Thayer although positive identification is not given. Photograph may have been taken while Charles Thayer was a student at West Point Military Academy, 1929-1933. Original negative in Library.

Unidentified view which appears to be a body of water of some type with canoes near a dock. A person is in view and seen walking away from the dock. Original negative in Library.

WAC Technician (T/5) Kathryn B. Garrett of Rochester, New York is drawing water from the "lister bag" in her bivouac area. At the time of this picture, Garrett was stationed in the Sparanise Area of Italy with the WAC 6669th Headquarters Platoon where she was a clerk in the G-4 Section supporting the Fifth Army.

WAC Private First Class Katherine T. Egner of Portland, Oregon, uses a bucket to draw water from a well near her bivouac area in Italy. Sher serves as a typist in ordnance as part of the Fifth Army, Sparanise Area, Italy.

View with W. Averell Harriman standing in the center believed to have been taken while he was touring a hydroelectric plant. Thayer in his notes states, "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from Stalingrad over roads...criss-crossed by badly laid trolley tracks." 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 party seen while touring plant. They are believed to be at a hydroelectric plant located near Stalingrad. Thayer indicates in his account of the trip that "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from Stalingrad..." 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).