Bonus Army Riots in Washington, D.C., July 1932

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)
Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 1936
Scope & Content: 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.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
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National Archives Identifier: 24730
Local Identifier: 111-H-1225
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