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W. Averell Harriman While Touring the Soviet Union in 1959

2008-1439
Accession Number
2008-1439
2.75x2.75
Black & White
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NAID 350475162
Related Collection
Thayer, Charles W. Papers
Keywords
Journalists
Women
HST Keywords
Soviet Union
People Pictured
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
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Description
Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing in the center in what looks like a garden area near a building. The shorter man standing next to him is probably his interpreter. They appear to be talking to a group of women and those seated appear to be natives of the area. Exact location is not given. 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