The Bonus Army in Washington D.C. ca. 1932
In 1932 approximately 15,000 World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C., to demand prepayment of a wartime service bonus - not due until 1945 - as unemployment rates and poverty levels skyrocketed during the Depression. President Herbert C. Hoover's denial of their request contributed to...
| Other Authors: | Infobase,, WPA Film Library. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
WPA Film Library,
[1932]
Distributed by Infobase, |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (2 min., 35 sec.)) : sound. |
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| CMU Electronic Access | Available |