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W. Averell Harriman While Touring the Soviet Union in 1959

2008-1441
Accession Number
2008-1441
3.5x5
Color
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NAID 350475150
Related Collection
Thayer, Charles W. Papers
Keywords
Factories
Journalists
HST Keywords
Soviet Union
People Pictured
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
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Description
Interior view with W. Averell Harriman on the left surrounded by unidentified men. They appear to be touring in some type of Soviet factory or plant, exact location 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.
Date(s)
1959