Thayer, Charles Wheeler, 1910-1969

Exterior view of a group of mostly unidentified men standing beside a military aircraft, location unknown. Diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer is standing in uniform, second from the right. Taken toward the end of World War II.

Exterior view of a grouping of 18 men lined up in military uniform in front of an unidentified structure and location. Charles Thayer is standing on the back row in the center directly in front of the structure's door. The others are identified by last name from left to right as: Pollack, Jovanovich, Fisher, Yeiser, Laverdure, "Henry", Petrovich, Lindsay, Karl Mitchell, Charles Thayer, Vaillancourt, Cary, Minor, Vueinich, Swift, Lustica, Cleffi, and d'Elassandro. Noted as absent: Bulinski, Martoll, and Freund.

Exterior view of diplomat and author Charles Thayer (right) standing on a sidewalk beside an unidentified man with a line of soldiers in the background. Location not given. Probably a World War II era photograph.

Interior view of diplomat and author Charles Thayer (center of the photograph). Friends seated with him and sharing a drink are believed to be fellow-diplomat Elbridge Durbrow on the left and Mme. Marie Victoire Alphand, daughter of the French ambassador, on the right. Location believed to be Thayer's residence in Moscow.

Exterior, snowy winter view of diplomat and author Charles Thayer on the right, standing beside Mme. Marie Victoire Alphand, daughter of a French ambassador. Both appear to be holding ski equipment. Identified as taken in Moscow, 1936.

Partial, interior view of diplomat and author Charles Thayer in uniform standing beside an unidentified man. Location unknown, World War II era. Mr. Thayer was a foreign service officer from 1933 to 1953.

Interior view of author and diplomat Charles W. Thayer seated on the left at a desk with two other men reviewing some papers. Believed to be related to the International Broadcasting Division of the State Department and its programming to Russia. Man in the center is Nicolas Nabakov, the chief editor. Thayer was the special consultant.

Interior view of diplomat and author Charles Taylor standing and speaking at a banquet table, possibly in Yugoslavia. Identification on back of photograph, starting left to right: Mr. Hebrany, Minister of Economics; General (Sreten) Zujovic, Minister of Finance; Col. Maxwell, Dr. (Ivan) Ribar, President, C.W.T. (Thayer); General [Nikolai] Korneev; and General Tovanovich. Appears to be a World War II era photograph.

Exterior, sidewalk view of three men with diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer in the center. Other men are not identified. Location probably Bonn, Germany where Thayer was political liaison officer for the U.S. High Commissioner. Scene also contains automobiles of the time including two Volkswagens.

Partial body view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer on the right and Bill Bullitt on the left. Both are looking at a cup and saucer at a china factory in Moscow.