Julian A. Howard/U.S. Dept. of the Interior collection of Civilian Conservation Corps photographs, 1934.

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Julian A. Howard/U.S. Dept. of the Interior collection of Civilian Conservation Corps photographs, 1934.

Forty-one images of the Civilian Conservation Corps work in Kansas and Nebraska, chiefly reflecting soil conservation and erosion control. Collected by Julian A. Howard, manager of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, on behalf of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior.

41 photographs.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8073278

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