1939 Press Photo Representative Martin Dieb of Texas at New York convention

Representative Martin Dieb of Texas, chairman of the house committee investigating un-american activities, snapped in a dynamic moment as he addressed the 31st annual convention of the Grocery Manufacturers of America in New York. He would defend a man's right to be a communist, just as he would defend the right of any man to be a democrat.

Photo is dated 1939.

Photo measures 6 x 8.25 inches.