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Men of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2761 waiting to eat, Langdon, N.D.


Title	Men of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2761 waiting to eat, Langdon, N.D.
Date of Original	1934
Description	Men wearing work clothes line up in front of a wooden building labeled "Art" with cups and plates in hand, waiting to be fed. The building next door is labeled "Poultry." One of the men wears a sweater reading "Mandan."
Ordering Information	http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject	WPA projects Work Life People
Subject (LCTGM)	Laborers Mess halls Drinking vessels Camps Wooden buildings
Organization Name	Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Location	Langdon (N.D.)
Decade	1930-1939
Item Number	2007-P-014-009
Format of Original	Photographic prints
Notes	Photographer unknown. Title created by staff.
Biography/History	CCC company 2761 was first based out of Langdon in 1934, then Park River in 1935. The company worked mainly on projects aimed at preventing soil erosion.
Repository Institution	State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection	Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2761 Photograph Collection 2007-P-014
Credit Line	State Historical Society of North Dakota (2007-P-014-009)
Rights Management	Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID	sh2007P014009

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