Diplomats

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman seen on the left with hat and his wife Marie next to him in the center of the view touring plant. They are believed to be at a hydroelectric plant located near Stalingrad. Thayer indicates in his account of the trip that "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from Stalingrad..." Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman are seen standing by what is believed to be a war memorial located in the Stalingrad area. They were known to have placed a wreath at the monument to the heroes of Stalingrad. 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.

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman in fore front seen, it is believed, while touring a hydroelectric plant near Stalingrad. Charles Thayer indicates in his account of the trip that "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from Stalingrad..." 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 in suit in the center of the photograph. He is standing with several unidentified workers and probably his interpreter on the left. The location may be Stalingrad where he visited the Stalingrad Tractor Plant. 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 in fore front seen, it is believed, while touring a hydroelectric plant near Stalingrad. Thayer indicates in his account of the trip that "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from Stalingrad..." 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 and Yalta sanitarium director, Dr. Ostrovski, on steps with sanitarium in background. 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. Original negative.

Exterior view looking toward the Black Sea in Yalta. W. Averell Harriman and Dr. Ostrovski, in a white coat and director of the new Sanitorium Ukraina at Yalta, are standing in the center of the view. Others in view not identified. 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 diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie standing on the right holding floral bouquets and receiving greetings from Young Pioneers. Location is in Yalta. Thayer's notes indicate "our cortege drove up to the palace door and a group of 20 or so Pioneers in white sailor blouses with red kerchiefs around their necks marched up and greeted Governor and Mrs. Harriman with chants of welcome, bouquets of flowers, red kerchiefs and Pioneer pins which they tied and pinned on them." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W.

Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie standing to the right holding floral bouquets and receiving greetings from Young Pioneers. Location is in Yalta. Thayer's notes indicate "our cortege drove up to the palace door and a group of 20 or so Pioneers in white sailor blouses with red kerchiefs around their necks marched up and greeted Governor and Mrs. Harriman with chants of welcome, bouquets of flowers, red kerchiefs and Pioneer pins which they tied and pinned on them." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W.

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing next to his wife Marie in a garden area. Believed to have been taken while at Yalta during their 1959 Russian trip with the palace/sanitarium in the background. 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.