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W. Averell Harriman and Wife Seen While Touring During Their 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

2008-1350-30
Accession Number
2008-1350-30
1x1.5
Black & White
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HST Keywords
Soviet Union; Uzbekistan
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Description

Interior view with Marie Harriman on the left and W. Averell Harriman standing next to her. Unidentified man and woman in view thought to be an interpreter and a guide. Location is believed to be in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, while visiting a historic tomb, possibly at Shah Zindah. 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. Original 35mm negative.

Date(s)
June 1959