The Focus of Attention, Washington, D.C.
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The Focus of Attention, Washington, D.C.

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Photograph

William J. Smith

Maker
American, ca. 1907–1986

The Focus of Attention, Washington, D.C.

April 27, 1954
Gelatin silver print, printed 1988
19.0 x 23.8 cm.
Gift of The Associated Press, 1988
1988.0398.0021
Inscriptions verso-(stamped) "11 49"
(in pencil) "024"
TextSen. Joseph McCarthy, key figure in the Army dispute hearings in Washington, discusses a controversial photograph of Army Secretary Stevens and Pvt. G. David Schine late in April. The senator was answering charges that the photograph in the foreground, submitted as exhibit at the hearings had been altered.

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