CCC Men Smiling for a Photo

ID: 5290 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Joel E. Ferris Research Archives at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

This file appears in: The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Inland Northwest

Men from barracks three and four at Camp P-276, located just outside Pierce, Idaho. The photo was taken by A.E. Forde, the primary photographer for the Ft. George Wright District of the CCC.

This file appears in: The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Inland Northwest

The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Inland Northwest

By Elisheba R. Gearhardt

In 1933, President Roosevelt proposed a work relief program to combat the hunger, poverty, and staggering unemployment of the Great Depression. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) offered young, unmarried men food, shelter, training, and a…