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Shirtless Joe
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Marine captain Joseph R. McCarthy, looking fit, somewhere in the South Pacific. Health was an increasing problem for McCarthy as senator. He was subject to chronic sinus infections and severe headaches. The public was unaware of his problem with alcohol, an addiction that contributed to his early death at age 49 in 1957.
1943
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1943 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 11 x 13 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Joseph McCarthy photographs and ephemera, circa 1947-1957 |
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| Call Number | PH 6022.7 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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McCarthy in Pilot Uniform
1943
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 unsuccessful campaign for the Senate in 1...
Joe McCarthy in the South Pacific
1943
Captain Joseph R. McCarthy (center), with two unidentified Marines, somewhere in the Pacific.
Joe McCarthy During World War II
1943
Intelligence officer Joseph R. McCarthy (wearing the cap) with a group of Marines somewhere in the Pacific.
Joseph McCarthy During World War II
Candid portrait of Joe McCarthy wearing a pith helmet during World War II.
Joseph McCarthy
1943
Portrait of Joseph R. McCarthy in his Marine uniform, which appeared in his unsuccessful 1944 U.S. Senate campaign literature. Making the most of military status, one brochure urged "Elect Capt. Jo...
Captain Joseph McCarthy with Marines
1943
Captain Joseph R. McCarthy, a Marine intelligence officer, interviewing pilots who have just returned from raids on Japanese installations in the Solomon Islands.
