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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.

W. Averell Harriman During Russian Trip

Interior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman (right) shown visiting with unidentified industrial workers taken while on a 1959 Russian trip. Exact location 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). 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.

W. Averell Harriman on Russian Trip

View of businessman and diplomat W. Averell Harriman standing by a wall sculpture while on a 1959 Russian trip, exact location of photograph not given. 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.

Charles W. Thayer Posed by Tent in Mongolia

Exterior view with diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer in suit posed with unidentified Mongolian in front of a tent located somewhere in Mongolia. Charles Thayer headed a party of fourteen Americans who traveled to Mongolia on a vacation in the summer of 1963, probably in June. They arrived at Ulan Bator and during the trip visited the Gobi Desert as well as the steppes of Mongolia and the site of the ancient capital of Karakorum. Thayer states the group travelled through the provinces more than 1000 kilometers by bus and jeep and another 600 kilometers by air.

Charles Thayer and Monks From Monastery

Exterior view which includes diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer wearing suit and standing in the center among a group of unidentified Buddhist monks. The location is the Gandantegchinlen Monastery located in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Charles Thayer headed a party of fourteen Americans who traveled to Mongolia on a vacation in the summer of 1963, probably in June. They arrived at Ulan Bator and during the trip visited the Gobi Desert as well as the steppes of Mongolia and the site of the ancient capital of Karakorum.

President Auriol Visits Hyde Park

French President Vincent Auriol tours former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's residence at Hyde Park, New York. Foreground, left to right: President Auriol; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; and Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol. Also pictured: French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (behind Mrs. Roosevelt, left); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (background, right of Mrs. Auriol). All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Auriol Visits Roosevelt Grave

President of France Vincent Auriol (foreground, left) places a wreath on the grave of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. Behind President Auriol, left to right: French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. Also pictured: Elliott Roosevelt (fourth from right); and Minnewa (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt (fifth from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Auriol Visits Hyde Park

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground) visits the grave of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York. Pictured behind President Auriol: former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (front row, left); Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol (front row, obscured behind President Auriol). Second row: French Ambassador Henri Bonnet (left); French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (second from left); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). Third row: Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet (left). Back row: Elliott Roosevelt (center). All others are unidentified.

President Auriol Visits Hyde Park

Foreground, left to right: unidentified; Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet; Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; President of France Vincent Auriol; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman pose in front of the Roosevelt home during President Auriol's visit to Hyde Park, New York. The men in background are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Auriol Visits Hyde Park

Left to right: unidentified; Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet; Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; President of France Vincent Auriol; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman outside the Roosevelt home during President Auriol's visit to Hyde Park, New York. Men in background unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook