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

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie visible in the center. Believed to have been taken when they were touring in Uzbekistan. May be in Tashkent or Samarkand. According to Thayer's account of the trip, while in Samarkand they did visit "at the Shah Zindah which contains a series of magnificent tiled tombs..." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. 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 and Wife Seen While Touring During Their 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Interior view with Marie Harriman on the left and W. Averell Harriman standing next to her. Unidentified man and woman in view thought to be an interpreter and a guide. Location is believed to be in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, while visiting a historic tomb, possibly at Shah Zindah. 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 With Tour Group While Visiting the Soviet Union in 1959

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman visible on the right. Believed to have been taken when they were touring in Uzbekistan. May be in Tashkent or Samarkand. According to Thayer's account of the trip, while in Samarkand they did visit "at the Shah Zindah which contains a series of magnificent tiled tombs..." They also visited Timur's grave. 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 and Wife Marie Touring While Visiting the Soviet Union in 1959

Interior view with Marie Harriman second from the left and W. Averell Harriman standing next to her in the center. Unidentified man and woman on the right thought to be an interpreter and a guide. Location is believed to be in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, while visiting a historic tomb, possibly at Shah Zindah. 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 and Wife Touring During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie visible in the center. Believed to have been taken when they were touring in Uzbekistan. May be in Tashkent or Samarkand. According to Thayer's account of the trip, while in Samarkand they did visit "at the Shah Zindah which contains a series of magnificent tiled tombs..." They also visited Timur's grave. 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).