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"NEW HAMPSHIRE: Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps work in New Hampshire woodlands in this undated file photo. The Civilian Conservation Corps was set up in 1933 to conserve natural resources such as timber, soil and water. The program also had as its purpose the employment and training of unemployed, unmarried young men between the ages of 17 and 23. Members received a base pay of $30 a month and lived in work camps usually operated by the Department of War. While the agency, phased out about he end of 1942, was in operation, about 3,000,000 men received employment. Credit (UPI) 2-18-75" Entered into the Cleveland Press Reference Library on February 19, 1975
This photo is from the CCC folder in the Cleveland Press Collection, at the Cleveland State University Library. Thanks to Special Collections Graduate Assistant Wyleane Darden for typing the captions. The images accompanying this story were not included, due to their poor quality. Created September 7, 2000
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