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

W. Averell Harriman Visiting Sanitarium in Yalta

W. Averell Harriman seen with others while visiting the palace in Yalta which at the time of Harriman's 1959 Russian visit had been turned into a sanitarium. Man on right in white coat may be Dr. Dadoyan. Others unidentified. 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 Visiting Sanitarium in Yalta During Russian Trip

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman and sanitarium director Dr. Ostrovski standing on the steps of the new Sanatorium Ukraina at Yalta. 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. Original 35mm negative.

W. Averell Harriman and Wife Marie in Yalta

View of W. Averell and Marie Harriman visiting the palace in Yalta which was at the time of the visit a sanitarium. The man on right may be Dr. Dadoyan, director. Thayer relates in his account that they "were greeted by the Director, Dr. Dadoyan...the palace...is now a sanatorium where about 900 working people come for rest cures from all over the Soviet Union." 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 and Wife Greeted by Young Pioneers in Yalta

Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie standing on the right holding floral bouquets and receiving greetings from Young Pioneers. Location is in Yalta. Thayer's notes indicate "our cortege drove up to the palace door and a group of 20 or so Pioneers in white sailor blouses with red kerchiefs around their necks marched up and greeted Governor and Mrs. Harriman with chants of welcome, bouquets of flowers, red kerchiefs and Pioneer pins which they tied and pinned on them." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W.

W. Averell Harriman Visiting Sanitarium in Yalta During Russian Trip

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman (left) and sanitarium director Dr. Ostrovski standing on the steps of the new Sanatorium Ukraina at Yalta. 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. Original 35mm negative.

W. Averell Harriman on Russian Trip

Exterior view of diplomat W. Averell Harriman (second from left) with other unidentified men standing beside a building believed to be located at a Russian collective farm "Kommunist" about half an hour from Kiev. 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.

W. Averell Harriman at Farm During Russian Trip

Interior view which includes W. Averell Harriman in the center and two unidentified people near him, the man probably his interpreter. Also in view is farm equipment, perhaps milking equipment. Photograph taken during Harriman's 1959 Russian trip. Location may be collective farm "Kommunist" about half an hour from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. 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 At Farm During Russian Trip

Interior view which includes W. Averell Harriman and an unidentified woman near him. Appears to have been taken inside of a dairy cow barn. Photograph taken during Harriman's 1959 Russian trip. Location may be collective farm "Kommunist" about half an hour from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. 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 and Wife in Russia

Entrance or doorway view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie standing on the right visiting with an older unidentified Russian woman. Woman on the left may be the interpreter. Believed to have been taken at the Kiev Perchersk Lavra monastery. 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 At Farm During Russian Trip

Interior view which includes W. Averell Harriman touching a dairy cow and an unidentified woman near him as well as other men. Appears to have been taken inside of a dairy cow barn. Photograph taken during Harriman's 1959 Russian trip. Location may be collective farm "Kommunist" about half an hour from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. 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).