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W. Averell Harriman Touring Mining Operation in the Soviet Union in 1959

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the right in a short sleeve white shirt. He is touring what appears to be a mining operation believed to be located in Kazakhstan. It may have been an ore mining operation in Rudniy. He also visited Karaganda which is known for coal mining. 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).

View of Mining Taken During W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view taken at what appears to be a mining operation believed to be located in Kazakhstan. It may have been an ore mining operation in Rudniy. Averell Harriman also visited Karaganda which is known for coal mining. 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.

W. Averell Harriman During His 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the right. The other man is unidentified. Exact location not given but Harriman may have been having a meal (breakfast?) while in the eastern part of the Soviet Union, perhaps in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. 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).

Mining Operation in the Soviet Union in 1959, Which was Viewed by Averell Harriman

Exterior view taken at what appears to be a mining operation believed to be located in Kazakhstan. It may have been an ore mining operation in Rudniy. Averell Harriman also visited Karaganda which is known for coal mining. 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.

W. Averell Harriman During His 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the right. The other man in view is not identified. Exact location not given but Harriman may have been having a meal (breakfast?) while in the eastern part of the Soviet Union, perhaps in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. 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).

W. Averell Harriman During His 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Interior view with W. Averell Harriman standing second from the right. His interpreter is probably on the far right and the other man is unidentified. Exact location not given but Harriman may have been having a meal (breakfast?) while in the eastern part of the Soviet Union, perhaps in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. 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).

W. Averell Harriman During His 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman, second from the left, seen standing with others while touring some sort of facility, a farm cooperative or factory. Although not identified, it is believed he may have been in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, then part 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).

W. Averell Harriman During His 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman, second from the left, seen walking with others while touring some sort of facility or factory. Although not identified, it is believed he may have been in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, then part 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).

W. Averell Harriman and Wife Greeted by Young Pioneers in Yalta

Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie to his right holding a floral bouquet and receiving greetings from Young Pioneers (a youth organization). 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.

Nikita Khrushchev and Hedgehog in Government Garden During W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view with Nikita Khrushchev bending down near a plant or bush with W. Averell Harriman partially in view next to him. It is believed that the picture was taken in the gardens of the government's guest dacha named Ogarevo located west of Moscow, Russia. Thayer reported that Khrushchev bent down and picked up a rolled up hedgehog seen along the path. Charles W. Thayer accompanied 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).