1947 AP Wire Photo dated October 23 in Washington, showing actor Gary Cooper gesturing as he testifies before the House Committee on Un-American Activities about communist activities in Hollywood. The separate caption notes that he holds a burned flashbulb in his left hand, one of hundreds used by photographers covering the hearing. Cooper wears a suit and tie, with microphones filling the foreground in this close portrait of his testimony. Measures 7¾ x 10⅜ inches overall. The photo and separate caption are mounted on the same piece of black archival paper. Yellowed tape secures the photo corners and caption. Minor surface marks and a small white spot near the upper left are visible. The backing has tears and wear along its lower edge. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
