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W. Averell Harriman and Wife While Touring the Soviet Union in 1959

2008-1437-12
Accession Number
2008-1437-12
3.25x4.5
Black & White
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NAID 350475176
Related Collection
Thayer, Charles W. Papers
Keywords
Diplomats
Spouses
Journalists
Sculpture
Statues
HST Keywords
Soviet Union
People Pictured
Harriman, Marie Norton Whitney, 1903-1970
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
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Description
Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman, second man on the left, and shown walking with other unidentified men. Harriman's wife, Marie, is on the left behind a man. They are passing by a lion sculpture or statue in front of a building. Exact location not identified. 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 original 35mm negative.
Date(s)
1959