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Taxi drivers at the Eiffel Tower protest a move by taxi companies to charge them for gasoline (1934?). In January 1934 a new tax on gasoline provoked a strike by taxi drivers and other car-dependent workers. The avenue de l'Opera was blocked, causing a huge traffic jam.

Source:
CEGES-SOMA (Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society), photo no. 45278:
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