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Two Civilian Conservation Corps members at a stone wall, International Peace Garden


Title	Two Civilian Conservation Corps members at a stone wall, International Peace Garden
Date of Original	1937
Description	Two men from CCC Company 794 stand in front of a stone wall that they have constructed at the International Peace Garden.
Ordering Information	http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject	Work Life Parks and forests People
Subject (LCTGM)	Stone walls Gardens
Organization Name	Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Location	International Peace Garden (Man. and N.D.)
Decade	1930-1939
Item Number	10648-2-02
Format of Original	Photographic prints
Transcription	"Two young men stand near a stone wall they probably have been working on. CCC men learned skills such as stonework and woodwork. The stone and log structures they built are still standing in many parks and national forest camps around the country. Low, sturdy buildings of log and stone were typical of state and federal tourist sites in the 1930s"--Handwritten on back of photograph.
Notes	Photographer unknown. Title created by staff.
Relation	[Is Part Of] North Dakota History textbook materials
Repository Institution	State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection	Civilian Conservation Corps Survey Forms Mss 10648
Credit Line	State Historical Society of North Dakota (10648-2-02)
Rights Management	Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Digital ID	sh10648202

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