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W. Averell Harriman Visiting Collective Farm During Russian Trip

Exterior view showing diplomat W. Averell Harriman walking with a group of unidentified Russian farm workers as well as what appears to be an interpreter and other officials. Believed to have been taken at a collective farm not far from Kiev in the Ukraine. 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).

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

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.

W. Averell and Marie Harriman in Yalta During Russian Tour

Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie standing by columns believed to be in the palace in Yalta. 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. Original 35mm negative.

W. Averell Harriman Visiting Yalta During Russian Trip

Exterior view with Averell Harriman (left) and sanitarium director on steps with sanitarium in background. Identified on the back of photograph as "Governor Harriman and Dr. Ostrovski director of new sanatorium Ukraina at Yalta." 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).

W. Averell and Marie Harriman in Yalta During Russian Trip

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman on the left in white coat and his wife Marie on the right, also in a white coat. Other individuals in photograph are not identified. Taken at Yalta while visiting the health sanitarium located there. 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).

W. Averell and Marie Harriman In Yalta During Russian Tour

Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie standing by columns believed to be in the palace in Yalta. 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. Original negative.

W. Averell Harriman Visiting Sanitarium in Yalta During Russian Trip

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman and sanitarium director Dr. Ostrovski standing on the steps of the new Sanatorium Ukraina at Yalta. 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. Original 35mm negative.

W. Averell Harriman Visiting Sanitarium in Yalta During Russian Trip

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman and sanitarium director Dr. Ostrovski standing on the steps of the new Sanatorium Ukraina at Yalta. 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. Original 35mm negative.

View Taken During Averell Harriman's 1959 Russian Trip

View of a line of buildings situated along a waterway. Perhaps taken in Leningrad during diplomat Averell Harriman's 1959 Russian trip. 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. Original 35mm negative.