1939 Press Photo Rep. Martin Dies plans to raise Army against Leftist plot

Dies along with Samuel Dickstein created the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, initially nicknamed the Dies Committee, later becoming HUAC in 1946. Dies was its first chairman, serving from 1937 to 1944. Samuel Dickstein, himself was named in the Venona project as a Soviet agent. Credit- ACME and NEA

Photo measures 8 x 6 inches.

Photo is dated --1939

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