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Woman Standing By Charles Thayer Being Greeted in Moscow

2008-1334
Accession Number
2008-1334
4x5.5
Black & White
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NAID 350475146
Related Collection
Thayer, Charles W. Papers
Keywords
Diplomats
Flowers
Women
HST Keywords
Russia; Soviet Union
People Pictured
Thayer, Charles Wheeler, 1910-1969
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Description
Exterior view which features an unidentified woman holding a bouquet of flowers being greeted by unidentified men. A portion of Charles Thayer can be seen on the right. Back of picture contains two inscriptions: (1) "Well known Moscow sight--back of Thayer's ear." and (2) "Wagg Shipdham 263 c/o Crutcher." Charles W. Thayer accompanied Averell 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.
Date(s)
1959