Thayer, Charles Wheeler, 1910-1969

Exterior view of Charles W. Thayer standing next to a recently shot water buffalo. Taken while on safari near Juba, Sudan. Thayer identifies as "myself and the buffalo." 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.

View of four individuals squatted near a recently shot cape buffalo while on safari in Sudan. Charles Thayer identifies as "the buffalo with the two trackers, my wife and myself." 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 negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Exterior view of two children standing beside each other. Child on the right may be Charles W. Thayer seen hugging one of his sisters.

Interior view, unidentified ballroom location with three couples in formal attire. Diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer is second from the left and his wife Cynthia Thayer is second from the right. Others or event not identified, perhaps taken in Germany.

Interior view with author and diplomat Charles W. Thayer standing on the left and conversing with some unidentified men. Probably taken in Germany in mid-1950s. Back of photograph is stamped "Amerika Haus, Regensburg."

Interior view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer and his wife Cynthia, seen second and third from the left. They are standing by bookshelves, perhaps a library. Others not identified or event, location probably Germany (Regensburg) in the early to mid-1950s.

Interior view with diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer shown on the left standing in front of book shelves, perhaps a library or bookstore location. Other two men, one in military uniform, are not identified nor is the event. The back of the photograph is stamped "Amerika Haus, Regensburg" (Germany, probably in mid-1950s).

Interior view with diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer at podium speaking toward a group of seated men and women. Event not identified, probably a German location.

Interior view, diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer seated at the left at a table with four unidentified men. Book shelves can be seen behind the table, possible library or bookstore location. Back of photo is stamped "Amerika Haus, Regensburg" (Germany probably in the mid-1950s).

Interior view of five men seated at a table with steins, pretzels and an American flag. James B. Conant, United States High Commissioner to Germany, is facing in the center with diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer is to the right of him. Mr. Thayer was U.S. General Consul in Munich, Germany at the time. Location is Munich's Hofbrauhaus taken during a visit to Bavaria.