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EVB2946569: Henry Wallace for President rally New York City, April 3, 1948. The Progressive Party Candidate threatened to draw liberal democrats away from President Harry Truman. He was endorsed by the leftist groups including the U.S. Communist Party. To Wallace's left is Congressman Vito Anthony Marcantonio / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946376: Major General Oliver Smith with Lieutenant Colonel Ray Murray, left, and Colonel Lewis Puller, right, Christmas, 1950. These three seasoned commanders lead their troops wisely in the face of unrealistic ambitions of the senior commanders Major Gen. Ned Almond and Commander in Chief, Douglas MacArthur. Korean War, 1950-53 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946595: David Schine (left), Roy Cohn, and Senator Joseph McCarthy (right) in 1953. McCarthy headed the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Cohn was his Chief Counsel, and Shine was an unpaid Chief Consultant. They were attending a subcommittee hearing in New York / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946474: Fundamentalist Polygamists pray for a favorable verdict in their trial for practicing polygamy. Sept. 19, 1944. They belong to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints headquartered in Hildale, Utah. These men were among many polygamists, both men and women, arrested in March 1944 by the FBI. Some of these men are among the 15 who were found guilty and served prison terms. The white haired men at the podium are John Yates Barrow (right) and Joseph White Musser. Also identified at left are Charles Frederick Zitting and Joseph Lyman Jessop / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946570: Senator Howard McGrath (seated), demands withdrawal of President Truman's civil rights program. Feb. 2, 1948. McGrath was Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. With him are Southern Governors: Ben Laney, Arkansas; R. Gregg Cherry, North Carolina; William Lane, of Maryland; Strom Thurmond, South Carolina; and B.H. Jester, Texas / Bridgeman Images