BONUS ARMY RARE JUNE 17, 1932 WASHINGTON DC EVENT FLYER.
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#242 - Session 1
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Item Description
8.5x14" on thin paper. The event for June 17, 1932 is the day 6,000 bonus marchers gathered at the Capitol as the Senate voted to defeat the Bonus Bill 62-18. Second paragraph reads "The soup kitchen opens at 6:30 sharp, and the bread line will form at the right. No foolin', you're gonna get slumgullion and like it. Of course, you'll be permitted to crumble or dunk your crusts if you find any pleasure in it." The third paragraph highlights the attire that organizers wanted marchers to wear (rags and tatters) in efforts to garner sympathy from the American public as they knew the march would be covered in newspapers across the country. Horizontal fold line in center, otherwise only minor wear. Exc.
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