Vetrans Bonus Army Camp on the Banks of the Hudson 1932

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 27 Aug. 1932.



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Bonus Army Veterans Lining up for Mess Call at their new Quarters on the Banks of the Hudson River Between 72nd & 79th. streets, New York, With Riverside Drive Apartments in the Background.

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=106

If you can locate That Background, You can Nail Down What Streets it is Between.
and possibly what part of the park
 

The Bonus Army helped to create the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the GI Bill of Rights. The Bonus Army movement (over many years) was a significant event in US history, but I dare say--little known today.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Bonus-Army
Don........
 

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