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IMAGO History, Archiv, 250 Jahre USA, Kalter Krieg, USA, McCarthy-Ära und Red Scare 1947-1957

12.11.2025

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  • David Schine, between colleague Roy Cohn (right) and their boss Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1953. The following year Shine s military conscription ignited the televised Army-McCarthy hearings and the downfall of the Red-baiting crusaders. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL034 EC295
  • Members of the House Un-American Activities Committee HUAC in 1948. L to R Rep. Richard B. Vail Rep. John Parnell Thomas Rep. John McDowell Robert Stripling chief counsel and Rep. Richard Nixon. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL032 EC181
  • HUAC lead investigator H.A. Smith standing on right swears in Rep. J. Parnell Thomas worked to expose communists in the film industry. Freshman Congressman Richard Nixon sits next to Smith. Oct. 21 1947. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL032 EC180
  • Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957), laughing as he holds three northern Spy apples sent to the famous hunter of Communist infiltrators in a light-hearted practical joke. Dec. 3, 1953. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL019 EC113
  • Congresssman Martin Dies criminal records of CIO officials in 1941, in his role as creator and chairman of the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities. The committee, would become the post-war platform for anti-communists and McCarthyism. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL014 EC196
  • Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957), speaking in front of a CBS camera in New York at the height of his fame and influence. 1953. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL013 EC090
  • David Schine (1927-1996), a former member if McCarthy s staff became the center of controversy and gossip during the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954. He is holding a photograph submitted in evidence that was cropped to distort its meaning. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL006 EC130
  • McCarthy supporters assail Republican leadership Amost 4000 cheering and sign-bearing supporters of Senator Joseph McCarthy gathered at Constitution Hall where they heard Sen Herman Walker (Idaho) assail the Republican Party for joining in what he called the conspiracy to destroy Sen McCarthy . The coordinator of the natonal rally for McCarthy was Rabbi Benjamin Schultz of New York . Photo shows: Screaming pro-McCarthy mob gathers at Constitution Hall carry pro-McCarthy placards . 13 November 1954, United States Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1372299
  • Washington bureau way cleared for reorganisation power extension. The Senate government operations committee reversed itself by 9-3 vote and sent to the Senate, the house approved reorganisation power for the president. This action clears the way for the Senate to act on a bill extending the president s power to reorganise the government if Congress doesn t veto the plans. Above, Sen Robert Ray Taft (R-Ohio) (right) Senate Majority, and Sen Joseph McCarthy, chairman of the committee, talk over the group s decision. 4 February 1953, Washington United States Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1329502
  • Called as the first witness before the Special House Committee investigating Un-American activities, John Metcalfe, former Chicago reporter but now an investigator for the committee, gives Chairman Martin Dies (right) a Nazi salute before taking the stand. Joining under the name of Helmut Oberwinder, Metcalfe related his experiences as a member of the German-American bund and charged the organization has a secret relationship with the Nazi government in Germany, WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_066_0182
  • San Francisco, California: March 1, 1961. Three wet and defiant protesters of the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing at San Francisco City Hall are taken to the paddy wagon Sixty four total college age persons were arrested after being hosed by the police. The HUAC claimed that Communists masterminded the protest. 990_16_7-Hist-Dem_2HR
  • Sep. 09, 1953 - SENATOR McCARTHY GOES AFTER THE COMMUNISTS...INVESTIGATION SUB-COMMITTEE IN SESSION... SENATOR JOSEPH McCARTHY the well known communist hunter - in New York to question men known session at the Federal Court where his investigations sub committee sat. The investigation of ABRAHAM UNGER a lawyer who was of the defence council for 11 top Reds who were convicted of violating the Smith Act, was the main business of the day - but as UNGER refused ordered a Guard to remove him from the session and said that he would file papers siting him for contempt. Unger challenged McCarthy s right to question him on his political beliefs, and did not claim the Fifth Amendment as a justification for his refusal to answer. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS: DAVIS SHINE (Chief Consultant) SENATOR McCARTHY, ROY COHN (Chief Counsel) and FRANK CARR in a huddle during the session. - ZUMAk09
  • Washington: Senator Joseph McCarthy (left) Chairman of the Senate Investigation Sub-Committee, and Army Secretary Robert Stevens smile after their meeting at the Capitol. McCarthy and Stevens reached an agreement whereby a showdown hearing between the Senator and the Secretary scheduled for the following day was cancelled, 27 February 1954 UnitedArchives00938492
  • Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin looks grim as he talks to newsmen on his return to Washington . In at alk before leaving his home state , the Senator said he had a secret witness who can substantiate his charge that the Army Secretary Robert Stevens , attempted to head off his probe of the army by offering dirt on the navy and air force . 17th March 1954 UnitedArchives00153416
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