Title supplied by cataloger. Several hundred persons in wheelchairs protested by surrounding the Bonaventure Hotel during an American Public Transit convention. The protestors were unhappy because of cutbacks in service, such as wheelchair ramps on public buses. Around ten persons were arrested later for blocking entrances and fire lanes. Photograph dated October 7, 1985.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;23 x 33 cm. on sheet 29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles Bonaventure Hotel (Calif.) People with disabilities--Transportation--United States People with disabilities--California--Los Angeles Wheelchairs--California--Los Angeles Protest movements--California--Los Angeles Traffic congestion--California--Los Angeles Demonstrations--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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