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

Exterior view, exact location in the Soviet Union not given. W. Averell Harriman is standing on the left next to an unidentified man in military uniform. 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.

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

Exterior view, exact location in the Soviet Union not given. W. Averell Harriman is standing on the right receiving a bouquet of flowers from an unidentified local man. Harriman's interpreter is probably on the left and soldier in uniform is on the right. 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).