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Bonus army on Capitol lawn, Washington, D.C. July 13, 1932 – Vintage Print

Bonus army on Capitol lawn, Washington, D.C. July 13, 1932, 1932 July 13. — historic photograph
Bonus army on Capitol lawn, Washington, D.C. July 13, 1932, 1932 July 13.. 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 army on Capitol lawn, Washington, D.C. July 13, 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 army on Capitol lawn, Washington, D.C. July 13, 1932

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The Bonus Army encampment in the summer of 1932 drew thousands of World War I veterans to Washington, D.C., where they pressed Congress for early payment of bonus certificates that were not due until 1945. In this view, men are gathered on the Capitol lawn, the place where they had come to make their case in person. The veterans, many of them unemployed during the Great Depression, camped in the city for weeks before the Hoover administration ordered them removed in late July. The print was made by Underwood & Underwood, a firm known for news and stereoscopic photography, and the caption data is unverified, so the exact moment should be read with that in mind.

Created / published1932 July 13.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,191 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-106194

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