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W. Averell Harriman Touring a State Farm During His 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing second from the right in short sleeve shirt. He is looking at farm equipment with three unidentified men. He may have been visiting the Viktorov State Farm not far from Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan. Thayer's typewritten account of the visit states "that the farm was started on the 15th of April in 1955." He also writes, "We visited a field station where young state farmers were repairing their equipment." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

W. Averell Harriman Touring a State Farm During His 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view where W. Averell Harriman is seen on the left talking with two unidentified farm women standing near farm equipment. He may have been visiting the Viktorov State Farm not far from Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan. Thayer's typewritten account of the visit states "that the farm was started on the 15th of April in 1955." He also writes, "We visited a field station where young state farmers were repairing their equipment." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

Farm Scene Taken While W. Averell Harriman Was Touring the Soviet Union in 1959

Exterior view where W. Averell Harriman is seen standing, second from the left, between an unidentified man and woman in a wheat field. He may have been visiting the Viktorov State Farm not far from Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan. Thayer's typewritten account of the visit states "that the farm was started on the 15th of April in 1955." Thayer also writes, "We drove out to the wheat fields over gently rolling country where we could see the green young wheat stretching for miles to the horizon." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W.

Farm Scene Taken While W. Averell Harriman Was Touring the Soviet Union in 1959

Exterior view where W. Averell Harriman is seen bending over between an unidentified man and woman in a wheat field. He may have been visiting the Viktorov State Farm not far from Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan. Thayer's typewritten account of the visit states "that the farm was started on the 15th of April in 1955." Thayer also writes, "We drove out to the wheat fields over gently rolling country where we could see the green young wheat stretching for miles to the horizon." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W.

W. Averell Harriman Touring a State Farm During His 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view where W. Averell Harriman in light short sleeved shirt talking with an unidentified farmer standing near farm equipment. He may have been visiting the Viktorov State Farm not far from Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan. Thayer's typewritten account of the visit states "that the farm was started on the 15th of April in 1955." He also writes, "We visited a field station where young state farmers were repairing their equipment." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

Photo of Two Girls in a Field, Taken During W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view taken in a field of some type with a couple of young girls in view. Exact location not given, may be while the Harriman party was in Sverdlovsk area. 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 35mm negative.

W. Averell Harriman Touring During His 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the left. He appears to be accepting a basket of produce from a young girl in a field of some type. An unidentified woman is seen standing behind the girl. Location is believed to be strawberry field near Alma Ata in Kazakhstan. 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 Visiting Collective Farm During Russian Trip

Exterior view showing diplomat W. Averell Harriman posed with a group of unidentified officials and Russian farm workers. Believed to have been taken at a collective farm not far from Kiev in the Ukraine. 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.

W. Averell Harriman Visiting Collective Farm During Russian Trip

Exterior view showing diplomat W. Averell Harriman walking with a group of unidentified Russian farm workers as well as what appears to be an interpreter and other officials. Believed to have been taken at a collective farm not far from Kiev in the Ukraine. 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).

W. Averell Harriman on Russian Trip

Exterior view of diplomat W. Averell Harriman (second from left) with other unidentified men standing beside a building believed to be located at a Russian collective farm "Kommunist" about half an hour from 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). 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.