Western Bonus Army lays siege to Capitol, spend night on plaza lawns Photo by Underwood & Underwood
Summary
Photograph shows World War I reclining on the U.S. Capitol lawn to demand immediate payment of their bonuses, which were not redeemable until 1945.
"80219."
Exhibited as a digital copy in: "Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America's Library" at the Annenberg Space for Photography, 2018; Military section.
Annenberg batch 14
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Date
01/01/1932
Location
Source
Library of Congress
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