Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986

Interior view showing W. Averell Harriman seated on the lower right looking at a map on the wall. He may be meeting with the mayor of Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan, while touring various regions during his trip to the Soviet Union. 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).

Exterior 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.

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman seated on the right at the end of the table. He may have just been visiting a concrete plant located at Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan. Thayer's typewritten account of the trip states, "From the concrete plant we went to the Miners Club for a banquet at which the director of the mine, Sandrigaovo, was the host. The co-host was the Mayor of Rudni, Morosov." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the left with two 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.

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.

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman seated on the right at the end of the table. He may have just been visiting a concrete plant located at Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan. Thayer's typewritten account of the trip states, "From the concrete plant we went to the Miners Club for a banquet at which the director of the mine, Sandrigaovo, was the host. The co-host was the Mayor of Rudni, Morosov." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

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.

View with W. Averell Harriman barely seen on the right seated with an unidentified man in what appears to be a piece of mining equipment. He is touring at some type of a mining operation believed to be located in Kazakhstan. It may have been an ore mining operation in Rudniy. He also visited Karaganda which is known for coal mining. 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).

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing in a short sleeve white shirt second from the right surrounded by a group of unidentified men standing in front of a piece of mining equipment. He is touring at some sort of a mining operation believed to be located in Kazakhstan. It may have been an ore mining operation in Rudniy. He also visited Karaganda which is known for coal mining. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing in a short sleeve white shirt second from the right surrounded by a group of unidentified men standing in front of a piece of mining equipment. He is touring at some sort of a mining operation believed to be located in Kazakhstan. It may have been an ore mining operation in Rudniy. He also visited Karaganda which is known for coal mining. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.