Ralph Porcelli collection, circa 1933-1935.

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Ralph Porcelli collection, circa 1933-1935.

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Five-hundred eleven (511) black-and-white photographs taken ca. 1933-1934 by Ralph Porcelli. The images were originally contained in an album. Subjects include the 1934 Portland, Or., Rose Festival, scenic Oregon mountain and coastal scenes, people and activities at the Cape San Sebastian CCC Camp SP-1 near Gold Beach, Or., and people and activities at the Wygant Park CCC Camp SP-4 near Wyeth, Or. Ralph Porcelli was a member of CCC Company 1652 and was stationed at both camps. Also includes ten issues of "The Sea Horse," a newsletter produced by Company 1652, Civilian Conservation Corp, Camp Cape Sebastian SP-1, Gold Beach, Or., Nov. 1934-March 1935.

.45 cubic feet (1 document case)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8096957

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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Camp SP-4 (Wygant Park, Or.)

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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) Camp Cape Sebastian (Gold Beach, Or.)

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Portland Rose Festival

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Porcelli, Ralph.

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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Company 1652 (Or.)

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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Camp SP-1 (Gold Beach, Or.)

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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...