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W. Averell Harriman During Russian Trip

Interior view of diplomat and former New York governor, W. Averell Harriman, seen with a group of children. Photograph was taken during Harriman's trip to Russian in 1959. Exact location not given. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Mr. 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.

Unidentified Village Scene

View looking along a village or town walkway. Photograph is unidentified. Several adults and children are in view as well as a partial view of a bridge over a waterway running alongside the town. Probably taken while author and diplomat Charles Thayer was on vacation or assignment.