Arnold Dee Bates photograph collection, circa. 1936; 1943
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Arnold Dee Bates photograph collection
- Dates
- circa. 1936; 1943 (bulk)19361943
- Quantity
- 57 photographic prints
- Collection Number
- PG 117
- Summary
- Photographs of Idaho Civilian Conservation Corps Camp F-123. Other photographs unrelated to Idaho CCC.
- Repository
- University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
Arnold Dee Bates was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps around 1936. He served mostly at CCC Camp F-123 North Fork, which was located in Pierce, Idaho. He kept photographs of the camp, which also feature multiple friends and co-workers.
Historical Note
In March 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt drafted the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Its purpose was to restore millions of acres of devastated forests and other exhausted public lands. It was also a way to provide the economically depressed United States with temporary work and training for young men in the aftermath of the Great Depression.
Arnold Dee Bates served within the CCC around 1936. Originally from Arkansas, Bates joined hundreds of young men in Camp Pike at Little Rock, Arkansas, to form Company 5702 of the CCC. There they trained, then eventually made their way to Camp F-123 North Fork near Pierce, Idaho.
Some of the work that Bates and the company completed while at Camp F-123 included blister rust control, fish rearing, road maintenance, and various camp construction projects.
Other Descriptive Information
Name originally given was "Arnold Sherwood Bates"; corrected in 2026 to "Arnold Dee Bates" based on information from donor.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Photographs were donated by Nancy Bates, the daughter-in-law of Arnold Dee Bates, and first sent to the University of Idaho Library's Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning and added to the Idaho Civilian Conservation Corps digital collection. They were then transferred to U of I Library Special Collections and Archives.
Processing Note
Items were first digitized by the University of Idaho Library's Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning and added to the Idaho Civilian Conservation Corps digital collection. They were then transferred to U of I Library Special Collections and Archives and processed.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series I. Civilian Conservation Corps Photographs, circa. 1936
- Description: Herric and Morris standing under an outdoor awningDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 001
- Description: Herric standing under "U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Camp F-123, North Fork" signDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 002
- Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 003
- Description: Louis Brown crouched in front of campDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 004
- Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 005
- Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 006
- Description: Norris on trail sign; C.C.C. Company 5702Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 007
- Description: Rookies at North ForkDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 008
- Description: Ross holding a jack hammer; C. C. C. Company 5702Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 009
- Description: Truck driver and truck master at Camp North ForkDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 010
- Description: Jack hammer crew at Camp North ForkDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 011
- Description: Ross and Arnold BatesDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 012
- Description: William Ross; C. C. C. Company 5702Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 013
- Description: Three Rookies at Camp North ForkDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 014
- Description: Bill Logan and Mayland (?) at Camp North ForkDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 015
- Description: Herric and Norris at Camp North ForkDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 016
- Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 017
- Description: Sims standing on a log; C. C. C. Company 5702Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 018
- Description: Wealy and Brown at Camp North Fork in IdahoDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 019
- Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 020
- Description: Solis at C. C. C. Camp F-146, Upper BeaverDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 021
- Description: John and ShineDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 022
- Description: Woman poses on a bridgeDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 023
- Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 024
- Description: Four women standing in front of carDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 025
- Description: Three women standing in front of treeDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 026
- Description: Two women pose for a photographDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 027
Series II. Miscellaneous Photographs, (bulk 1943)
- Description: Group of people (order unknown): Margaret, Pat, Hagel, John, Jerry, and ShineDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 028
- Description: Woman sitting on logDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 029
- Description: Woman, dog, and horsesDates: August 1943Container: Box 1, Object 030
- Description: Woman and horses in distanceDates: August 1943Container: Box 1, Object 031
- Description: LandscapeDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 032
- Description: Woman holding catDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 033
- Description: LandscapeDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 034
- Description: Group of peopleDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 035
- Description: Woman sitting beside man (in uniform)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 036
- Description: Woman beside two horsesDates: August 1943Container: Box 1, Object 037
- Description: Winter sceneDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 038
- Description: Woman standing with two men (dressed in uniform)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 039
- Description: Sky scene, plane in distanceDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 040
- Description: Skyline view of Fort Worth, TXDates: August 1943Container: Box 1, Object 041
- Description: Connie (Horse)Dates: August 1943Container: Box 1, Object 042
- Description: Horses and chickensDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Object 043
Series III. Additional Civilian Conservation Corps Photographs, 1933-1942
- Description: Camp North ForkDates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 44
- Description: Ross and Black putting up radioDates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 45
- Description: Trucks and Boyd, CCC camp friendsDates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 46
- Description: Sims and Ross, CCC campDates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 47
- Description: Griener, CCC spike camp F-146Dates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 48
- Description: Stout Hershel, CCC Company 5702Dates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 49
- Description: Woman beside treesDates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 50
- Description: Jim Walker with guitar at CCC North Fork Upper Beaver Camp F-146Dates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 51
- Description: Wadkins and Brown, CCC camp friendsDates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 52
- Description: Brown and Morris, CCC campDates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 53
- Description: Feeding deer at North Fork CCC campDates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 54
- Description: Ross and McGee standing in front of sign that reads "US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, F-123 North Fork"Dates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 55
- Description: C.D. Owens, Fred Pope, O.N. Crenshaw in Wellington, New ZealandDates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 56
- Description: Photo of Chris Morris taken in Pensacola, FloridaDates: 1933-1942Container: Box 1, Object 57
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Personal Names
- Bates, Arnold Dee
