Charlotta Bass receives bouquet of flowers at congressional campaign rally, 1950, Los Angeles.

Bass, third from left, ran on the Progressive Party ticket for U.S. House of Representatives from the 14th District of California. The sign on the curtain contains her campaign slogan, "Peace, Jobs, Equality." The man standing next to Bass, third from right, is Reuben Borough, who in 1950 was the Progressive Party's candidate for California Treasurer.

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