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McCarthy-Army Hearings

Date: 06 09 1954
Description: McCarthy-Army hearings. Left to right: G. David Schine, Joseph R. McCarthy, and Roy Cohn.
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Joseph R. McCarthy

Date: 1944
Description: Portrait of Joseph R. McCarthy used in literature issued for his unsuccessful 1944 Senate campaign.
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Senator Joseph R. McCarthy

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Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin, whose name became synonymous with an era of extreme anti-communism.
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McCarthy Votes

Date: 08 13 1952
Description: For the camera, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy shows how he voted in the 1952 Republican Primary. McCarthy handily defeated his opponent Len Schmitt.
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Joseph R. McCarthy Graduation Photograph

Date: 1930
Description: High school graduation portrait of Joseph R. McCarthy taken in 1930. After dropping out of school at age 14, McCarthy returned and completed high school ...
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Joe McCarthy and Friends

Date: 10 1931
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy (center with the tie) with a group of friends.
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Joseph McCarthy

Date: 04 08 1951
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy speaking.
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McCarthy in Pilot Uniform

Date: 1943
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy posing in his Marine uniform. This full-length portrait was probably taken at the same time as the photograph which McCarthy used in his...
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Joseph McCarthy During World War II

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Description: Candid portrait of Joe McCarthy wearing a pith helmet during World War II.
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Joe McCarthy in the South Pacific

Date: 1943
Description: Captain Joseph R. McCarthy (center), with two unidentified Marines, somewhere in the Pacific.
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Shirtless Joe

Date: 1943
Description: Marine captain Joseph R. McCarthy, looking fit, somewhere in the South Pacific. Health was an increasing problem for McCarthy as senator. He was subject t...
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Judge McCarthy in Court

Date: 07 1942
Description: Circuit Judge Joseph R. McCarthy wearing his Marine uniform a few days before he left for active duty.
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McCarthy Wins

Date: 11 05 1946
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy receiving the congratulations of supporters after his victory over Democrat Howard J. McMurray in the 1946 U.S. Senate election. The vic...
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McCarthy for U.S. Senator

Date: 11 05 1946
Description: Campaign poster for Republican candidate Joseph R. McCarthy, for U.S. Senate from Wisconsin. His image is a painted portrait.
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Newsreel Crew Interviewing Senator McCarthy

Date: 08 13 1952
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy being interviewed by a newsreel crew after his victory in the 1952 Republican primary election. McCarthy was celebrating at the ...
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Judge McCarthy

Date: 1946
Description: Judge Joseph R. McCarthy sitting at the bench at the Outagamie Courthouse. This photograph was featured in McCarthy's U.S. Senate campaign literature in 19...
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Joe McCarthy During World War II

Date: 1943
Description: Intelligence officer Joseph R. McCarthy (wearing the cap) with a group of Marines somewhere in the Pacific.
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Senator Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn

Date: 01 1953
Description: Joseph (Joe) McCarthy is seen here with his chief counsel, Roy Cohn, whom he hired on the advice of J. Edgar Hoover.
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Senator Joseph McCarthy Eating Breakfast

Date: 11 06 1946
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy in the home of friends Urban and Margery Van Susteren of Little Chute, on the morning after his election to the U.S. Senate. Van Sustere...
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McCarthy's Second Campaign

Date: 1939
Description: Campaign poster for Joseph R. McCarthy's campaign for circuit judge. McCarthy was considered an underdog in this race, but he campaigned successfully by dr...

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