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View Taken on Volga River During W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

View is believed to have been taken on a canal of the Volga River and is leading to a lock. The Averell Harriman party had left Stalingrad earlier in the day to start the Volga River tour. 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 Visiting Dam Near Stalingrad During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

View with W. Averell Harriman standing in the center believed to have been taken while he was touring a hydroelectric plant. Thayer in his notes states, "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from Stalingrad over roads...criss-crossed by badly laid trolley tracks." 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).

Group Touring Hydroelectric Plant During W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman party seen while touring plant. They are believed to be at a hydroelectric plant located near Stalingrad. Thayer indicates in his account of the trip that "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from 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).

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

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman seen on the left. He is believed to be at a hydroelectric plant located near Stalingrad. Thayer indicates in his account of the trip that "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from 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).

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

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman seen on the left, talking with unidentified men near water. He is believed to be at a hydroelectric plant located near Stalingrad. Thayer indicates in his account of the trip that "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from 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).

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

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman seen on the left. He is believed to be at a hydroelectric plant located near Stalingrad. Thayer indicates in his account of the trip that "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from 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).

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

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman seen on the left while touring plant. His wife Marie is standing next to him with only the back of her head in view. Man in the center is not identified. They are believed to be at a hydroelectric plant located near Stalingrad. Thayer indicates in his account of the trip that "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from Stalingrad..." Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

W. Averell Harriman Touring Hydroelectric Plant During 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

View includes W. Averell Harriman seen with dark hat accompanied by unidentified people while touring what is believed to be a hydroelectric plant near Stalingrad. Thayer in his account of the trip says, "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from 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).

W. Averell Harriman and Wife Touring Hydroelectric Plant During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman seen on the left with hat and his wife Marie next to him in the center of the view touring plant. They are believed to be at a hydroelectric plant located near Stalingrad. Thayer indicates in his account of the trip that "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from Stalingrad..." Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

Hydroelectric Plant Equipment, Taken During W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

View of equipment taken while W. Averell Harriman was touring a hydroelectric power plant located near 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. There is an original 35mm negative.