World War I veterans gather at a Bonus Army temporary headquarters, Los Angeles, circa 1932

Title: World War I veterans gather at a Bonus Army temporary headquarters, Los Angeles, circa 1932
Date Created: [circa 1932
Date: 1932/1933
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: The Bonus Army, also known as the Bonus Expeditionary Force, was a grassroots movement of veterans who marched on Washington D.C. in the summer of 1932 demanding the government give them cash for certificates they had been given in 1924, but which could not be redeemed until 1945.
Possibly related to Los Angeles Times article, "California Contingent Starts on Trip to Capital; 'Bonus Army' Heads East; California Unit of 1400 Camps at San Bernardino After Parade and Collection Downtown." 11 Jun, 1932: A1.
World War I veterans gather at a Bonus Army temporary headquarters at Washington and Hill streets.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Veterans, Bonus Army Hdgs. Washington & Hill Sts.

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_4127
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cpvp1
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