W. Averell Harriman at Farm During Russian Trip
Interior view which includes W. Averell Harriman in the center and two unidentified people near him, the man probably his interpreter. Also in view is farm equipment, perhaps milking equipment. Photograph taken during Harriman's 1959 Russian trip. Location may be collective farm "Kommunist" about half an hour from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. 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).