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W. Averell Harriman Walking With Nikita Khrushchev During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view which includes W. Averell Harriman on the left and Nikita Khrushchev on the right with Mr. Yuri Zhukov and Anastas Mikoian behind them. It is believed that the picture was taken at the government's guest dacha Ogarevo located west of Moscow, Russia. They may be walking beside the Moskva River. 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 Standing With Nikita Khrushchev During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view which includes W. Averell Harriman on the right and Nikita Khrushchev standing next to him in hat. It is believed that the picture was taken at the government's guest dacha Ogarevo located west of Moscow, Russia. They may be standing by the Moskva River. Others in the photograph from the left include perhaps Andrei Gromyko with hat and Frol Kozlov. 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 With Nikita Khrushchev During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view which includes W. Averell Harriman on the right and Nikita Khrushchev standing next to him in hat. It is believed that the picture was taken at the government's guest dacha Ogarevo located west of Moscow, Russia. They may be standing by the Moskva River. Others in the photograph from the left include perhaps Andrei Gromyko with hat, Yuri Zhukov, and Frol Kozlov as well as the interpreter with his back in view. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

View Taken on Volga River During W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

View is believed to have been taken on a canal of the Volga River and is leading to a lock. The Averell Harriman party had left Stalingrad earlier in the day to start the Volga River tour. 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. There is an original 35mm negative.

Scene Along the Volga River Taken During W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

River view, believed to have been taken on the Volga River after leaving Stalingrad. According to Thayer's typewritten account of trip, "after luncheon we took the Leningrad-Rostov steamboat down the Volga. We traveled about an hour and a half down the river, passing numerous passenger boats and barges (both pusher and tugs)." 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 Standing in Boat By Stalin Statue

Partial view of W. Averell Harriman standing at the end of a boat near a large statue of Stalin positioned on the Volga River. According to Thayer's typewritten account of the trip, "we reached the mouth of the Volga Don canal where a gigantic statue of Stalin rises 70 meters above the river on a granite pedestal. The statue alone is 27 meters high..." 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 on Boat on the Volga River

View of diplomat W. Averell Harriman standing and looking out across the Volga River. Boat trip started at Stalingrad and this view is believed to contain a huge statue of Stalin in the distance. According to Thayer's typewritten account of the trip, "we reached the mouth of the Volga Don canal where a gigantic statue of Stalin rises 70 meters above the river on a granite pedestal. The statue alone is 27 meters high..." Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

Scene Along the Volga River Taken During W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

River view, believed to have been taken on the Volga River after leaving Stalingrad. According to Thayer's typewritten account of trip, "after luncheon we took the Leningrad-Rostov steamboat down the Volga. We traveled about an hour and a half down the river, passing numerous passenger boats and barges (both pusher and tugs)." 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).

Scene Along the Volga River Taken During W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Riverfront view, believed to have been taken on the Volga River near Stalingrad. According to Thayer's typewritten account of trip, "after luncheon we took the Leningrad-Rostov steamboat down the Volga." 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). 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.