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W. Averell Harriman and Wife Marie During 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

2008-1350-06
Accession Number
2008-1350-06
1x1.5
Black & White
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NAID 350476776
Related Collection
Thayer, Charles W. Papers
Keywords
Diplomats
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Journalists
HST Keywords
Soviet Union; Uzbekistan
People Pictured
Harriman, Marie Norton Whitney, 1903-1970
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
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Description
W. Averell Harriman is located on the left and his wife Marie is standing next to him. They are examining what looks like a carved wooden door at a historic site believed to be in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It may be a mosque and/or tomb. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. 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. Has 35mm negative.
Date(s)
June 1959