Bonus marchers and police battle in Washington, DC
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Photograph by an unknown Associated Press photographer, July 1932.
- Date created
- July 1932
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- This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
- Source
- Original image housed by National Archives and Records Administration
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- The Great Depression and World War II: Primary sources and readings explore the history of North Carolina and the United States during the Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945). (Page 1.5)
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Original caption read, “‘Bonus Marchers’ and police battle in Washington, DC. The marchers came to Washington, DC, to demand their veterans ‘bonus’ payment early from Congress. After several months of camping near the Anacostia River and after several confrontations with police, federal, troops drove the marchers from the city.”
