W. Averell Harriman Visiting Moscow University During 1959 Trip to Soviet Union
Interior view with W. Averell Harriman standing in the center of the picture. Ivan Petrovsky is second from the right and they are talking to a group of unidentified students. The inscription on the back of the photograph reads: "Gov. Harriman and Mr. Petrovski, Rector of Moscow University chatting with American students at university." Photograph taken during Harriman's 1959 trip to the Soviet Union. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.