Title from caption on object: “McCarthy States His Case against Jessup”, October 2, 1951

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Medium

gelatin silver print with applied color

Dimensions

image: 20.5 × 17.3 cm (8 1/16 × 6 13/16 in.)

sheet: 25.4 × 20.8 cm (10 × 8 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

Accession Number

2018.177.422

Artists / Makers

William C. Allen (artist) American, 1913 - 1974

Associated Press (publisher)

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Inscription

retouching upper center in grey paint; crop marks upper center, center left, and center right in white paint; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite perpendicular: 80; across bottom printed in image: (WX2) WASHINGTON, Oct. 2--MC CARTHY STATES HIS CASE AGAINST JESSUP-- / Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis) has numerous papers spread out on the / witness table today as he states his opposition to President Truman’s / nomination of Philip C. Jessup to his country’s United Nations / delegation. McCarthy contends that Jessup, an ambassador-at-large, / has followed the Communist party line. McCarthy testified before a / senate foreign relations subcommittee considering the nomination. / (AP Wirephoto) (rmb31130stf-wca) 1951 (See wire story); on verso, top left stamped in black ink: JOSEPH McCARTHY / 474 - 333 / NO CUT FILED; upper left stamped in red ink: OCT 3 1951 M [by unknown hand in graphite: D ed]; center left printed in black ink on applied barcode label perpendicular: ADT-700-BS; by unknown hand, center in graphite: [illegible] / McCarthy / AM Oct 3 / Deduction [?] / [illegible]; lower left stamped in black ink perpendicular: OTHER; lower left stamped in blue ink perpendicular: 1951 OCT 2 PM 10:55; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite circled: 5 3/8

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Solomon, Dan and Mary