Picture No | 10410639 |
Date | July 1932 |
Description | THE BONUS ARMY CAMP BEFORE IT WAS DESTROYED |
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The eviction of the 'Bonus Army' from Washington: part of the camp of ramshackle huts before it was cleared and burnt. The veterans' demands for payment of a war bonus were rejected by Congress, and the camp razed, followed by violent retributions.
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Source | The Illustrated London News, 6 August 1932 page196 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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