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Bonus marcher on Penna Ave., Washington, D.C. July 1932 – Antique Print

Bonus marcher on Penna Ave., Washington, D.C. July 1932, 1932 July. — historic photograph
Bonus marcher on Penna Ave., Washington, D.C. July 1932, 1932 July.. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Bonus marcher on Penna Ave., Washington, D.C. July 1932, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Bonus marcher on Penna Ave., Washington, D.C. July 1932

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Pennsylvania Avenue, the ceremonial route between the Capitol and the White House, is the setting here, with a single bonus marcher pictured on it in July 1932. The men were World War I veterans who had come to Washington to press Congress for early payment of the bonus certificates promised to them in 1924, many of them living in makeshift camps with their families. The march drew national attention during a deep economic depression, and it ended in late July when federal troops cleared the largest encampment across the Anacostia River. The record's date and caption come from an old card and have not been independently verified.

Created / published1932 July.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,198 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-106195

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