Group viewing progress at new Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp at Barnum Pond, near Paul Smiths, in the Adirondack Mountains. From left to right: Lt. Jasper A. Brady and Capt. William Carter (26th Infantry), Col. E. M. Smalley (CCC Area Commander), William G. Howard (Director, Division of Lands and Forests), Robert E. Fechner (Director of Emergency Conservation Work), Capt. Charles Eckhart, Lt. Jacob Herrmann (reserve officer) and John L. Halpin (Secretary of the Conservation Department). In the background men can be seen working on the roof of the barracks. The CCC was founded in 1933 and thousands of young men, across the country, were assigned to plant millions of trees; build roads and trails; construct campgrounds and parks; watershed restoration; protect forests; and other projects in state forests.

Identifier
NYSA_14297-87_B251_57L440CCC_a

Date Original
circa 1933

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives, Conservation Dept., photographic prints and negatives, 14297-87, B251 57-L-440 CCC

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Special Project
Environmental History Virtual Resource Collection