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

Exterior view with diplomat and journalist W. Averell Harriman and wife Marie standing next to a group of children. Thought to have been taken while W. Averell Harriman and party were touring in Uzbekistan. Charles W. Thayer accompanied 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.

Marie Harriman With Others During 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

Exterior view with Marie Harriman, wife of W. Averell Harriman, seen in the center of the picture surrounded by unidentified children. This picture was taken while the Harrimans were touring in the Soviet Union and it is thought they were in Uzbekistan at the time. Charles W. Thayer accompanied 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).

W. Averell Harriman and Wife During 1959 Soviet Union Tour

Exterior view with author and diplomat W. Averell Harriman standing on the left and his wife Marie next to him looking at the door of a historic site, perhaps a mosque or tomb. Others in photograph are not identified but probably are interpreters. Believed to have been taken while the Harriman party were in Uzbekistan, probably at Samarkand during their 1959 trip. 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).

President Harry S. Truman and Family Visit Canada

President Harry S. Truman and his family posed for pictures at Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada, shortly after their arrival in Canada. Standing from left to right are: Margaret Truman, President Truman, the Viscountess Alexander, Prime Minister of Canada William Mackenzie King, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and Viscount Alexander, the Governor General of Canada.

W. Averell Harriman and Wife Marie With Two Others During 1959 Trip to Soviet Union

Mr. and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman are seen standing with two others near what is believed to be a war memorial located in the Stalingrad area. They were known to have placed a wreath at the monument to the heroes of Stalingrad. Charles W. Thayer accompanied 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.

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

Mr. and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman are seen standing by what is believed to be a war memorial located in the Stalingrad area. They were known to have placed a wreath at the monument to the heroes of Stalingrad. Charles W. Thayer accompanied 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.

W. Averell Harriman and Wife Marie During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Mr. and Mrs. Harriman are seen standing by what is believed to be a war memorial located in the Stalingrad area. They were known to have placed a wreath at the monument to the heroes of Stalingrad. Charles W. Thayer accompanied 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.

W. Averell Harriman and Wife Marie During 1959 Trip to Soviet Union

Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie standing together in the center surrounded by unidentified men and women. Location may have been while they were visiting Yalta. Charles W. Thayer accompanied 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. There is an original negative.