Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 9x7" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.Rep. Timothy P. Sheehan (left), a member of the Special House Committee, is seen here in Washington, examining documents with Alan Cranston (right). This moment captures a heated congressional investigation regarding the Katyn Forest massacre. Sheehan stirred controversy by labeling Walter Reuther, president of the UAW-CIO, as a communist based on historical testimony from 1938 presented on the witness stand.Timothy P. Sheehan was a prominent figure known for his strong anti-communist stance during the Cold War era. His actions were part of a broader political climate in the United States during the 1960s, where allegations of communism significantly influenced political and social affairs. Alan Cranston would later become known as a long-serving U.S. Senator from California, actively involved in progressive legislation.Text present on photo:WAPL-11/14 WASHINGTON: Rep. Timothy P. Sheehan (R., Ill.) (left) threw the Special House Committee investigating the Katyn Forest massacre into an angry uproar when he declared that Walter Reuther, President of UAW-CIO, once was called a Communist. Above, he shows Alan Cranston (R), former OWI official, who was on the witness stand at the time, a copy of the Congressional Record in which a witness called Reuther a Communist in 1938 before another House Committee. Committee chairman Rep. Ray J. Madden accused Sheehan of attempting an "indirect smear".- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.
Price: 29 USD
Location: Carlsbad, California
End Time: 2025-02-06T15:48:53.000Z
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Subject: Katyn Forest massacre, congressional investigation, Walter Reuthe
Theme: politics, social history, history, people
Featured Person/Artist: Rep. Timothy P. Sheehan, Alan Cranston
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Year of Production: 1962
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 9x7 inches
Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
Number of Photographs: 1
Antique: No
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Vintage: Yes
Framing: Unframed
