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Title
Hunger march at La Plaza
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection;
Creator
Quillen, Harry
Date Created and/or Issued
1933
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
A large crowd of Communist Party of America members gather at La Plaza to participate in a Hunger March. The protest, organized by the United Front Conference Against Hunger, was designed to make a statement against the fate of the unemployed and poor. One sign reads, "Free Hot Lunches in School for Children," another reads "Workers in all Neighborhoods Build Block Committees" and another reads, "Fight Against Foreclosures of Small Homes" According to newspaper sources from the time period, the city leaders were concerned that violence and too much agitation would occur during such demonstrations. Photo dated: November 7, 1933.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;9 x 14 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00069994
Harry Quillen Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection;
L.A.-Labor.
CARL0000077956
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/120596
Subject
Communist Party of America
Demonstrations--California--Los Angeles
Crowds--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Plaza (Los Angeles, Calif.)
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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