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

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the left with four unidentified factory women. He may have been visiting a concrete plant located at Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan, at the time. 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. Original 35mm negative.

W. Averell Harriman Touring a Plant While on 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman standing third on the left with a group of unidentified men. He may have been visiting a concrete plant located at Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan, at the time. 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. Original 35mm negative.

Distance View of Facility, Taken During W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior, distance view of some type of facility or factory that W. Averell Harriman was allowed to tour during his 1959 trip to the Soviet Union. Location not given but it may be in the eastern part of the Soviet Union, perhaps 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 During His 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman, second from the left, seen standing with others while touring some sort of facility, a farm cooperative or factory. Although not identified, it is believed he may have been in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, then part of the Soviet Union. 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).

Distance View of Facility, Taken During W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior, distance view of some type of facility or factory that W. Averell Harriman was allowed to tour during his 1959 trip to the Soviet Union. Location not given but it may be in the eastern part of the Soviet Union, perhaps 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 During His 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman, second from the left, seen walking with others while touring some sort of facility or factory. Although not identified, it is believed he may have been in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, then part of the Soviet Union. 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).