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Order Number	00069993
Title	Hunger March at La Plaza
Photographer	Quillen, Harry.
Collection ID	Harry Quillen Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Protests.
Date	1933
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;9 x 14 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	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, "We Demand $4.00 A Day Not $1.60" another reads "Where is the American Standard of Living?" and another reads, "We Demand Milk for Our Babies bay Cities Womens Counsel." According to newspaper sources from the time period, the city leaders were concerned that violence and too much agitation would occur during such demonstrations. Photograph dated November 7, 1933.
Subject	Communist Party of America. Demonstrations--California--Los Angeles. Crowds--California--Los Angeles. Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles. Plazas--California--Los Angeles. Men--California--Los Angeles. Women--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Plaza (Los Angeles, Calif.). El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.). Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Internal Notes	Additional print: 00070006.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection