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George Hewitt testifying before Canwell Committee, Seattle, 1949
Order an ImageGeorge Hewitt was an ex-Communist from New York who testified that Burton W. James and Florence Bean James, founders of the Seattle Repertory Playhouse, were members of the Communist Party.
Committee members in photo are Robert L. Rutter, Sydney A. Stevens, Thomas H. Bienz, Albert Canwell, and Grant C. Sisson.
Handwritten on image: Un-American Activities hearing.
Handwritten on sleeve: Communists - Washington - Canwell Committee hearings.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): May 4, 1949.
Committee members in photo are Robert L. Rutter, Sydney A. Stevens, Thomas H. Bienz, Albert Canwell, and Grant C. Sisson.
Handwritten on image: Un-American Activities hearing.
Handwritten on sleeve: Communists - Washington - Canwell Committee hearings.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): May 4, 1949.
ID Number: PI21665
Date: 1949
Creator(s):
Harris, Ken, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 safety film negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, PI21665, photo by Ken Harris
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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