BONUS ARMY RIOTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 1932 | The Archive Project

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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.

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Part 1 (Signal Corps), D.C. policemen drag veterans from a Pennsylvania Ave. warehouse and load them on trucks. Cavalry and tank units patrol the city. Part 2 (Universal Newspaper Newsreel), cavalry and tank units patrol. Shacks used by the Bonus Army are burned. Veterans are routed by tear gas. Part 3 (Paramount News) shows Bonus Army camp facilities at Johnstown, Pa., established after the eviction from Washington, D.C.

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Historical Films

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Date

1936-01-01

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2:45

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