Bonus Marchers Get Routed
Shots show WW I vets marching and rallying in D.C. to collect promised bonuses. Shot show tanks and troops sent in to quell marchers. Shots show soldiers on horseback, on foot wearing gas masks. More footage shows troops setting fire to protesters' camp. Flames burn with Capitol dome in the background. Flames, smoke, symbolism.
| Identifier | CLIP-13560 |
| Duration | 58 sec |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Date | July 28 1932 |
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