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Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986

W. Averell Harriman Touring Hydroelectric Plant During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman seen on the left, talking with unidentified men near water. He is believed to be at a hydroelectric plant located near Stalingrad. Thayer indicates in his account of the trip that "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from Stalingrad..." 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 and Wife Marie During 1959 Tour of Soviet Union

Mr. and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman are seen standing by what is believed to be a war memorial located in the Stalingrad area. They were known to have placed a wreath at the monument to the heroes of Stalingrad. 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.

W. Averell Harriman and Wife Marie During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Mr. and Mrs. Harriman are seen standing by what is believed to be a war memorial located in the Stalingrad area. They were known to have placed a wreath at the monument to the heroes of Stalingrad. 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. Original 35mm negative.

W. Averell Harriman Touring Hydroelectric Plant During 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman seen on the left. He is believed to be at a hydroelectric plant located near Stalingrad. Thayer indicates in his account of the trip that "the Harriman party visited the Stalingrad hydroelectric plant which is about three quarters of an hour's drive from Stalingrad..." 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).

President Truman and His Cabinet

President Harry S. Truman with members of his Cabinet at a Cabinet meeting. Around the table, from left to right: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Director of Defense Mobilization Charles E. Wilson; Assistant to the President John Steelman; Vice President Alben Barkley; Director for Mutual Security Averell Harriman; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General J.

W. Averell Harriman During 1959 Tour of the Soviet Union

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing on the right next to what appears to be some type of tractor vehicle. Man on the left is not identified. Harriman visited the Stalingrad Tractor Plant while he was in Stalingrad during his 1959 tour of the Soviet Union. 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.