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-Bonus Seekers Riot- |
1932 Bonus Seekers posed in front of a half demolished government building being used for their headquarters. HURLEY 1159 |
Bonus Seekers retaliating by throwing bricks and other debris. HURLEY 1160 |
Police trying to suppress the Bonus Seekers, an American flag is caught in struggle. HURLEY 1162 |
Bonus Seekers trying to hit officers with clubs. HURLEY 1163 |
Four policemen carrying a Bonus Seeker to jail. HURLEY 1164 |
Rioters struggle against the police line. HURLEY 1166 |
Soldiers advancing. HURLEY 1168 |
Soldiers with gas masks using tear gas on Bonus Seekers. HURLEY 1169 |
Lack of resistance after the first evacuation began. HURLEY 1170 |
Police passing through rubble where severe rioting between police and Bonus Seekers took place on July 28. Capitol dome in background. HURLEY 1171 |
Camp Marks area after abandonment and burning by Bonus Seekers on the nights of July 28-29. HURLEY 1173 |