WPA workers stage march in fight for reinstatement. Washington, D.C. Aug. 24. Police were as numerous as the marchers today when over 2000 dismissed W.P.A. workers, assembled here by the Workers Alliance of America, staged a march to the White House, Capitol, and Harry Hopkins' office in their fight
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"WPA workers stage march in fight for reinstatement. Washington, D.C. Aug. 24. Police were as numerous as the marchers today when over 2000 dismissed W.P.A. workers, assembled here by the Workers Alliance of America, staged a march to the White House, Capitol, and Harry Hopkins' office in their fight" (1937-08-37). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WPA_workers_stage_march_in_fight_for_reinstatement._Washington,_D.C._Aug._24._Police_were_as_numerous_as_the_marchers_today_when_over_2000_dismissed_W.P.A._workers,_assembled_here_by_the_LCCN2016872231.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 301558.
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