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W. Averell Harriman and Wife During 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

Exterior image with W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie standing at the door of an unidentified historic site. Thought to have been taken while they were touring Samarkand, Uzbekistan. 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 negative.

W. Averell Harriman and Wife During 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

Exterior view with A. Averell Harriman on the left and his wife Marie next to him. Believed to have been taken at the Registan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Thayer describes in his typewritten account: "We then went to the Registan where one mosque and two madrasehs (theological schools) line three sides of a square. These very handsome ancient buildings are greatly deteriorated..." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

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 Marie Touring During Their 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman on the left and his wife Marie next to him. They are touring in Uzbekistan, perhaps in Samarkand near the Shah Zindah area. 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 35mm negative.

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 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).

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

Interior view, exact location not given. W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie are standing in the center of the photograph. Others in view not identified but may be interpreters. Believed to have been taken in Uzbekistan while the Harrimans were touring the Soviet Union in 1959. 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. arles W. Thayer accompanied W.

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

Exterior, full body view of diplomat and author W. Averell Harriman standing next to his wife Marie. Location is believed to be in Uzbekistan, probably while they were in Samarkand. 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 and Wife Touring While in the Soviet Union in 1959

Exterior view which includes the back of W. Averell Harriman, second from the left with his wife Marie walking next to him. They are seen walking toward an unidentified site. Location is believed to be while they were touring in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. 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).