The Civilian Conservation Corps was established on March 31, 1933 by President Franklin Roosevelt as part of his efforts to pull the country out of the Great Depression.
Although this volume is set in South Dakota, the photos are representative of camps and men from all over the nation who served in the CCCs..
South Dakota was home to more than 50 camps over the nine-year time span with projects in areas ranging from constructing bridges and buildings in state parks, thinning trees in national forests to mining rock, crushing it into gravel, and graveling roads.
Paid one dollar a day, each man was required to send home $25 a month; the program provided work for young men as well as support to thousands of families.
They were housed, fed, clothed, and taught trade skills while working in forests, parks, and range lands.
The program lasted until July 2 1942, successfully creating work for a half-million unemployed young men across the nation.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was established on March 31, 1933 by President Franklin Roosevelt as part of his efforts to pull the country out of the Great Depression
