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-Bonus Seekers Riot-


1932 Bonus Seekers posed in front of a half demolished government building being used for their headquarters.
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Bonus Seekers retaliating by throwing bricks and other debris.
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Police trying to suppress the Bonus Seekers, an American flag is caught in struggle.
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Bonus Seekers trying to hit officers with clubs.
HURLEY 1163

Four policemen carrying a Bonus Seeker to jail.
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Rioters struggle against the police line.
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Soldiers advancing.
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Soldiers with gas masks using tear gas on Bonus Seekers.
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Lack of resistance after the first evacuation began.
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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.
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