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

Interior view, exact location in the Soviet Union not given. W. Averell Harriman is standing on the right in what appears to be some sort of factory. 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. Has original 35mm negative.

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

Interior view, exact location in the Soviet Union not given. W. Averell Harriman is standing on the right and appears to be touring in some type of factory. 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. Has original 35mm negative.

W. Averell Harriman While Touring the Soviet Union in 1959

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman on the left surrounded by unidentified men. They appear to be touring in some type of Soviet factory or plant, exact location not given. 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.

Manchu Iron Works - Anshan, Manchuria

Manchu Iron Works in Anshan, Manchuria. View of tapping side of Number 8 blast furnace. Of the nine furnaces at Anshan, Number 8, which had been undergoing repair just before the end of the war, is in best condition for resuming operation at an early date. However, before it can be blown in, adequate blowing facilities must be installed and numerous parts must be "cannibalized" from some of the other eight furnaces in order to restore Number 8 to an operable condition. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S.

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

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the right next to an unidentified factory worker. 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

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the left in hat with a group of unidentified men. His translator may be standing next to him. 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).