Joe Investigates Communism
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As chairman of the Senate Investigating Committee Senator Joseph R. McCarthy traveled to New York City to hold closed hearings on alleged Communist espionage within the Army Signal Corp Laboratory located at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. With him as he is about to take off from the Washington airport is Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens. Stevens attended the closed hearing as McCarthy's guest. The open hearings in Washington began on November 24, 1953.
October 10, 1953
United Press International
Publication Information
| Creator | United Press International |
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| Date Created | October 10, 1953 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 18 x 18 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Joseph McCarthy photographs and ephemera, circa 1947-1957 |
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| Call Number | PH 6022.11 |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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