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W. Averell Harriman and Wife Marie During 1959 Russian Trip

2008-1323
Accession Number
2008-1323
2.5x2.75
Black & White
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NAID 350476574
Related Collection
Thayer, Charles W. Papers
Keywords
Diplomats
Spouses
Journalists
HST Keywords
Russia; Soviet Union
People Pictured
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
Harriman, Marie Norton Whitney, 1903-1970
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Description
Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie standing together in the center surrounded by unidentified men and women. Location may have been while they were visiting Yalta. 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). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev. There is an original negative.
Date(s)
May 1959