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Joseph McCarthy with Report

Date: 10 27 1952
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin holding up a report on Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai E. Stevenson that linked him to a host of extreme le...
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Army McCarthy Hearings Begin

Date: 04 22 1954
Description: Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens (left) watches as Senator Joseph R. McCarthy raises a point of order as the Army-McCarthy hearings begin. Also seated...
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McCarthy and Eisenhower

Date: 03 03 1954
Description: During the first months of his administration, President Dwight Eisenhower handled Joseph R. McCarthy by publicly ignoring him. However, after the abuse t...
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Emmett Till's Mother

Date: 09 03 1955
Description: Mamie Till Bradley, the mother of Emmett Till, weeps during his funeral. The 14-year-old Till was murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi for alle...
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"McCarthyism is Treason"

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Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, laughing for the camera, displays a newspaper advertisement that proclaims: "McCarthyism is Treason to America."
Newspaper Article/Clipping

President John F. Kennedy

Date: 11 23 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "Ft. Worth Tex.: Texas Gov. John Connally (L), President Lyndon B. Johnson (C), and the late President ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald

Date: 11 24 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "Dallas: This is the complete negative of the dramatic scene captured by Times Herald Staff Photographe...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Murder Weapon

Date: 11 23 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "A Dallas Policeman holds the murder weapon used to assassinate President John F. Kennedy high over his...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Heavy Guard

Date: 11 23 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "A heavy guard stands in front of door guarding Lee Harvey Oswald, who has been charged in the assassin...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson Sworn In as President

Date: 11 22 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson flanked by his wife Ladybird (L) and the widow of assassinated Presid...
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Two Boys Writing with Quill Pens

Date: 05 29 1963
Description: Caption with photograph: "Quill pens with a modern touch are being used by Richard Rice, 12, (left front) and Russell Guth, 10; and behind them is Daniel N...
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Donald Peterson and Pat Lucey Debate

Date: 07 29 1970
Description: Donald O. Peterson gesturing while speaking at a podium, while Patrick J. Lucey, sitting at right, is listening. The two men were vying for the Democratic ...
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Pat Lucey Debating Jack Olson

Date: 10 27 1970
Description: Democrat Patrick J. Lucey speaking from a podium as his Republican opponent in the race for Governor of Wisconsin, Lt. Gov. Jack Olson, sitting at right, i...

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