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| Title | Florence James ejected from the Canwell Committee hearings, 1948 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1948 |
| Caption | Burton and Florence Bean James were the founders and directors of the Seattle Repertory Playhouse. In 1948, testimony before the Canwell Committee alleged the Playhouse to be a front for Communist Party recruitment. The James' attorney asked to re-examine earlier witnesses, and was denied. Florence James protested angrily, and was cited for contempt and escorted from the hearings.
The Playhouse closed in 1950. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: James, Burton, Mrs.
Caption information source: P-I Exhibit; Library of Congress Name Authority Files.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): 1948. |
| Subjects | Anti-communism--Washington (State)--Seattle; Governmental investigations--Washington (State)--Seattle; Theatrical producers & directors--Washington (State)--Seattle; Confrontations--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bailiffs--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | James, Florence Bean, 1892-1988 |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.30003.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
