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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp photograph album, circa 1935-1937
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp photograph album
- Dates
- circa 1935-1937 (inclusive)19351937
- Quantity
- 1 album of photographs
- Collection Number
- PH1426
- Summary
- Album of photographs documenting two CCC camps.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access restricted. Permission of curator needed for viewing.
- Languages
- English
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for young unemployed, unmarried men as part of the New Deal. It provided unskilled manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state and local governments. During the years of the CCC operations, they planted nearly 3 billion trees to help reforest America, constructed more than 800 parks nationwide and upgraded most state parks, updated forest fire fighting methods, and built a network of service buildings and public roadways in remote areas.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Album of photographs documenting two CCC camps. The album cover says "Memories of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 4734. The album has text in the beginning which talks about what the CCC is and does. It also has information on the district of Arkansas administrators and about the Company 4734 camp at Forrest City, Arkansas. The camp was opened in July 1935 and consisted of all African American workers with White commanding officers. A list of all the participants is also included. The rest of the album consists of snapshots of work and life at the camp. A second part of the album contains photographs of the Beacon Rock CCC camp number 5709 and several clippings explaining that 72 men from Arkansas have come to do CCC work. (These CCC workers appear to be White.) It also has snapshots of personal photographs from a trip. It is probable that this album was put together by one of the CCC camp officers from the first camp.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyight to photographs unknown. The text in the album would probably not be subject to copyright if it is considered government issue
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Album, 1935-1937Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Album text Pages in front of album describing what the CCC is and what it
does along with text about the Arkansas division of the CCC and the Company
4734 camp at Forrest City, Arkansas
|
1935-1937 |
| 1 | Company 4734 camp at Forrest City, Arkansas Pages 1-21 of the photograph album depict the people and
activities at the Company 4734 camp at Forrest City, Arkansas. The camp was
opened on July 16th 1935. The workers were all African American men from around
the state of Arkansas. Their work related to soil conservation.
|
1935-1936 |
| 1 | Beacon Rock Camp 5709, Beacon Rock State Park,
Washington Pages 22-37 of the photograph album shows the Beacon Rock State
Park CCC camp and surrounding area, personal photographs, and pictures of a
military show which had airplanes, tanks and horse-drawn cannons on parade.
|
1936-1937 |
Other related material, 1935-1937Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Two CCC greeting cards from the Company 4734 camp at
Forrest City, Arkansas, and four photographs relating to the Beacon Rock CCC
camp. |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- African American men--Arkansas--Photographs
- Military air shows--Washington (State)--Beacon Rock State Park--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--Archives
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--Buildings--Photographs
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--Officials and employees--Photographs
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Company 4734 (Forrest City, Ark.)--Photographs
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Company 5709 (Beacon Rock State Park, Wash.)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Ephemera
- Photograph albums
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
