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W. Averell Harriman During 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

2008-1329-06
Accession Number
2008-1329-06
1x1.5
Black & White
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NAID 350478164
Related Collection
Thayer, Charles W. Papers
Keywords
Diplomats
Factories
HST Keywords
Russia; Soviet Union
People Pictured
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
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Description
Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the right next to what appears to be some type of tractor vehicle. Man on the left is not identified. Harriman visited the Stalingrad Tractor Plant while he was in Stalingrad during his 1959 tour of the Soviet Union. 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). 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. There is an original 35mm negative for this photo.
Date(s)
May 29, 1959