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

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing in the center with an unidentified man who may be his interpreter on the right. A group of native women are seated on a bench behind Harriman and a lion sculpture or statue is visible in the background in front of a building. Exact location not known. 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 by Lion Sculpture While Touring the Soviet Union in 1959

Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman shown with his hand on a sculpture or statue of a resting lion in front of a building. 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. Has original 35mm negative.