Philip E. Van Arnam photographs collection [graphic], circa 1934-1936.

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Philip E. Van Arnam photographs collection [graphic], circa 1934-1936.

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Photographs collected by Philip E. Van Arnam during his service as Educational Advisor for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at Pocatello Camp in Idaho, circa 1934-1936. Images include views of CCC participants, corp activities, and camp buildings at Camp Rincom in Idaho; CCC work on Project F-92 in the Salmon River Canyon and near Spring Creek in Idaho; other unidentified CCC camps and participants; and scenic views of Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, and California that Van Arnam and others may have photographed while involved with the CCC program, among other subjects.

0.36 cubic feet (406 photographs in 1 document box).

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)

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The Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal agency, was created as part of the New Deal in 1935. From the description of Civilian Conservation Corps photograph collection [graphic]. 1936. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38548415 On March 31, 1933, congress passed the Emergency Conservation Work Act, creating the Civilian Conservation Corps. On April 5, the president appointed Robert Fechner of Tennessee as Director of Emergency Conservation Work. Fechner, a vic...

Van Arnam, Philip E.

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