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

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman on the left in a white short sleeve shirt. Others in view are unidentified. It is known by Thayer's typewritten account of the trip that the Harriman party visited the Stalinabad Textile Kombinat factory located in Stalinabad, Tajikistan and perhaps that is the location. The city of Stalinabad was changed back to the name Dushanbe later. 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 Textile Factory During 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the left in a white short sleeve shirt and looking at a bolt of cloth. It is known by Thayer's typewritten account of the trip that the Harriman party visited the Stalinabad Textile Kombinat factory located in Stalinabad, Tajikistan and perhaps that is the location. Thayer's account states: "At the packaging department at the end of the factory we noted bolts of plain white bleached cotton 76 cm. wide." The city of Stalinabad was changed back to the name Dushanbe later. Charles W.

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

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman shown signing some type of book. It is known by Thayer's typewritten account of the trip that the Harriman party visited the Stalinabad Textile Kombinat factory located in Stalinabad, Tajikistan and perhaps that is the location. Thayer's account states: "At the packaging department at the end of the factory we noted bolts of plain white bleached cotton 76 cm. wide." The city of Stalinabad was changed back to the name Dushanbe later. 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 During His 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman on the right in a white short sleeve shirt seen signing a book. It is known by Thayer's typewritten account of the trip that the Harriman party visited the Stalinabad Textile Kombinat factory located in Stalinabad, Tajikistan and perhaps that is the location. Thayer's account states: "At the packaging department at the end of the factory we noted bolts of plain white bleached cotton 76 cm. wide." The city of Stalinabad was changed back to the name Dushanbe later. Charles W.

W. Averell Harriman Touring Textile Factory While on 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman on the right in a white short sleeve shirt. It is known by Thayer's typewritten account of the trip that the Harriman party visited the Stalinabad Textile Kombinat factory located in Stalinabad, Tajikistan and perhaps that is the location. Thayer's account states: "At the packaging department at the end of the factory we noted bolts of plain white bleached cotton 76 cm. wide." The city of Stalinabad was changed back to the name Dushanbe later. Charles W.

W. Averell Harriman Touring Textile Factory While on 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman on the right in a white short sleeve shirt. It is known by Thayer's typewritten account of the trip that the Harriman party visited the Stalinabad Textile Kombinat factory located in Stalinabad, Tajikistan and perhaps that is the location. Thayer's account states: "At the packaging department at the end of the factory we noted bolts of plain white bleached cotton 76 cm. wide." The city of Stalinabad was changed back to the name Dushanbe later. Charles W.