Civilian Conservation Corps: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	CCC
Date	1933 - 1942
Areas Of Involvement	conservation • employment • social welfare program
Related People	Harold K. Johnson • Frances Perkins

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Civilian Conservation Corps

Civilian Conservation Corps

Civilian Conservation Corps

A long line of young men in coats and hats wait outside canvas tents as one man is fitted for shoes at Camp Dix, New Jersey, in 1935.

Civilian Conservation Corps

Big Spring State Park

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