W. Averell Harriman Touring a Textile Factory While on 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union
Interior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the right in a white short sleeve shirt. The interpreter is probably standing next to him and an unidentified worker on the left. It is known by Thayer's typewritten account of the trip that the Harriman party visited the Stalinabad Textile Kombinat factory located in Stalinabad, Tajikistan and perhaps that is the location. The city of Stalinabad was changed back to the name Dushanbe later. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.