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

Darkish Photo of W. Averell Harriman and Wife During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior image with W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie and others 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 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior image with W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie standing by 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 Marie Touring During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

The Harriman's, W. Averell in the center and his wife Marie on the left, are seen touring historic sites in Uzbekistan. They may be in Samarkand at a historic mosque and/or tomb. 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 Touring During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie in the center. They may be at the ruins of the Bibi Khanum mosque or some other historic ruins located in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie toured in this area during their visit 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).

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

W. Averell Harriman can be seen in the center of the view with his wife Marie on the right. They are being greeted by an unidentified native man on the left. The location is believed to be in Uzbekistan and probably at a historic site 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).

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

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the right and his wife Marie next to him. Young woman standing by them is not identified. Exact location not given but they are believed to be in Uzbekistan, perhaps in Samarkand and 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 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 During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing in a location not given. Believed to have been taken in Uzbekistan, perhaps near 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. Has original 35mm negative.

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).