Jacob 'General' Coxey and Members of His Family, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing.

Jacob 'General' Coxey and Members of His Family, 1914.  Creator: Harris & Ewing.

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Jacob 'General' Coxey and Members of His Family, 1914. US politician Jacob S. Coxey Sr. led "Coxey's Army", a march to Washington, D.C. by unemployed men who presented a "Petition in Boots", demanding that Congress allocate funds to create jobs for the unemployed. Sign on horse reads: 'Jacob's Ass Day'.

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