Image of CCC building in Hovland, MN, that was still standing and used for storage by possibly both the highway department and the forest service until the 1990s. Rock walls and stairs from this camp can still be seen on the Arrowhead Trail in Hovland.
Image of CCC building in Hovland that was still standing until the 1990s shows a sign on the door that identifies the building as "Hovland Ranger Station."
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and cooks posed before health care facilities in summer.
CCC camp mess hall interior at Cusson, MN, shows wood stove in center of room, picnic style tables set with dinnerware and cabinets and a buffet bar on right side of image.
Cascade State Park walking bridge, steps, and path as made by the Spruce Creek CCC crews looks similar to much of the trail and portage work done by the CCC that still exists to this day. In fact the basic structure of the bridge shown is still the same.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and clergy posed before camp bell and buildings in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and camp dog posed before facilities, bulletin board, electric lines, and trails in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and cooks posed before facilities and truck in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and camp dog posed before facilities, water tower, picket fences and trellis in spring.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, some smoking pipes, posed by camp headquarters and facilities in autumn. Photograph includes the following identified enrollees: Back Row: #1 Left: Kangas, Clarence; #15 left: Kushman, John, #39 left (13 from right): Koski, Clifford. 3rd row: #4 left: Kananen, John; #6 left: Green, James; #31 left: Bussey; #32 left (#10 right): Sallilo, Al; #12 right: Wahely, Terrance. 2nd row: #10 left: ?, Eugene; was company bugler; #22 Butler, Lt. 2nd in command; #9 right: our medical tech. Other enrollees identified by 1933 - 1940 company roster: Army Personal: William W. Wipf Commanding officer; Lieut. E. B. Badger; Lieut. A. R. Morley; E. Q. Anderson Education Adviser; Raymond Mondor Senior Leader; Elmer H. Butcher Subaltern; Richard W. Honke Camp Physician; C. A. Carlson Chaplain; Rev. Harold R. Bradley Protestant Minister; Rev. Michael F. Popesh Catholic Minister. Forestry Personal: Ralph Snyder Camp Super.; A. B. Jamieson Super; E. N. Bjorgan Tech. Forester; G. W. Plant Tech. Forester; Emil Kukachka Junior Forester; J. W. Sullivan Engineer; Albert J. Griffith Engineering Aide; E. Elsner Foreman; O. E. Sundberg Foreman; W. O. Braun Foreman; M. F. Swart Foreman; Sam Zimmerman Junior Foreman; Jerome Volsted Junior Foreman; Walter J. Barthiaume Junior Foreman; Joseph E. Fjelde Squad Foreman; Horace Cann Senior Foreman; Carl Hauer Mechanic. Enrollees: Akin, Charles; Blaksly, William; Bondason, Dick; Claney, Olifford; Day, Charles; DeMaster, Tony; Demmick, Kenneth; Hamiel, Willard; Haniel, Edward; Johnson, Owen; Jones, Russell; Kramer, Louis; Lantz, Eilmur; Looky, Robert; Love, Charles; MacDonald, Jack; Maraur, Frank; Harz, Stanley; KcKnight, Robert; McLaughlin, Edward; Miles, Joseph; Miller, Robert; Mondor, Raymond; O?Neal, James; Peterson, Norman; Pieper, Harold; Piersch, Clayton; Roberts, Louis; Roettger, August; Roettger, Harold; Rustad, Norman; Sanderson, Warren; Wagner, Donald.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and cooks posed before facilities and water tower in autumn.
A large group of young men from Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2703 take time out from their construction project to pose in front of their wood shanty barracks.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees posed before facilities and labor housing in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and camp dog posed before camp headquarters and building with ""Lake Sullivan"" sign, in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and cooks posed before plank buildings, trees and electric lines in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, cooks, and camp dog posed before facilities, water tower, and trees in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees posed before Headquarters in winter. Enrollees identified by 1933 - 1940 company roster: Army Personal: William W. Wipf Commanding officer; Lieut. E. B. Badger; Lieut. A. R. Morley; E. Q. Anderson Education Adviser; Raymond Mondor Senior Leader; Elmer H. Butcher Subaltern; Richard W. Honke Camp Physician; C. A. Carlson Chaplain; Rev. Harold R. Bradley Protestant Minister; Rev. Michael F. Popesh Catholic Minister. Forestry Personal: Ralph Snyder Camp Super.; A. B. Jamieson Super; E. N. Bjorgan Tech. Forester; G. W. Plant Tech. Forester; Emil Kukachka Junior Forester; J. W. Sullivan Engineer; Albert J. Griffith Engineering Aide; E. Elsner Foreman; O. E. Sundberg Foreman; W. O. Braun Foreman; M. F. Swart Foreman; Sam Zimmerman Junior Foreman; Jerome Volsted Junior Foreman; Walter J. Barthiaume, Junior Foreman; Joseph E. Fjelde Squad Foreman; Horace Cann Senior Foreman; Carl Hauer Mechanic. Enrollees: Akin, Charles; Blaksly, William; Bondason, Dick; Claney, Olifford; Day, Charles; DeMaster, Tony; Demmick, Kenneth; Hamiel, Willard; Haniel, Edward; Johnson, Owen; Jones, Russell; Kramer, Louis; Lantz, Eilmur; Looky, Robert; Love, Charles; MacDonald, Jack; Maraur, Frank; Harz, Stanley; KcKnight, Robert; McLaughlin, Edward; Miles, Joseph; Miller, Robert; Mondor, Raymond; O?Neal, James; Peterson, Norman; Pieper, Harold; Piersch, Clayton; Roberts, Louis; Roettger, August; Roettger, Harold; Rustad, Norman; Sanderson, Warren; Wagner, Donald.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and cooks posed before Headquarters Office and log buildings in winter. Enrollees identified by 1933 - 1940 company roster: Army Personal: William W. Wipf Commanding officer; Lieut. E. B. Badger; Lieut. A. R. Morley; E. Q. Anderson Education Adviser; Raymond Mondor Senior Leader; Elmer H. Butcher Subaltern; Richard W. Honke Camp Physician; C. A. Carlson Chaplain; Rev. Harold R. Bradley Protestant Minister; Rev. Michael F. Popesh Catholic Minister. Forestry Personal: Ralph Snyder Camp Super.; A. B. Jamieson Super; E. N. Bjorgan Tech. Forester; G. W. Plant Tech. Forester; Emil Kukachka Junior Forester; J. W. Sullivan Engineer; Albert J. Griffith Engineering Aide; E.E. Elsner Foreman; O. E. Sundberg Foreman; W. O. Braun Foreman; M. F. Swart Foreman; Sam Zimmerman Junior Foreman; Jerome Volsted Junior Foreman; Walter J. Barthiaume Junior Foreman; Joseph E. Fjelde Squad Foreman; Horace Cann Senior Foreman; Carl Hauer Mechanic. Enrollees: Akin, Charles; Blaksly, William; Bondason, Dick; Claney, Olifford; Day, Charles; DeMaster, Tony; Demmick, Kenneth; Hamiel, Willard; Haniel, Edward; Johnson, Owen; Jones, Russell; Kramer, Louis; Lantz, Eilmur; Looky, Robert; Love, Charles; MacDonald, Jack; Maraur, Frank; Harz, Stanley; K. Knight, Robert; McLaughlin, Edward; Miles, Joseph; Miller, Robert; Mondor, Raymond; O?Neal, James; Peterson, Norman; Pieper, Harold; Piersch, Clayton; Roberts, Louis; Roettger, August; Roettger, Harold; Rustad, Norman; Sanderson, Warren; Wagner, Donald.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, cooks, and medical personnel posed before buildings and shovel in winter.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and cooks posed before log buildings and mess hall in winter.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, cooks, and camp dogs posed before facilities and trees in winter.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and camp dog posed before plank buildings in winter.
Russell St. Arnold in CCC truck driving through water, CCC camp 712 Grand Marais, MN. Back of photo says, "Here is me and Suzy, that's my truck '39 Dodge."
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and camp dog posed before plank buildings in winter.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, cooks, and camp dog posed before facilities in winter.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees posed before Health Care facilities, buildings, gasoline pump, truck and car in summer.
Large wood pile at the wood yard of the Hovland CCC camp. All buildings were heated with wood. From the scrapbook of Joseph Spitznagle, education advisor.
Two enrollees on dock appear to be refilling water packs to fight fire on Isle Royale, MI (the island has historical connections to Cook County and Minnesota's North Shore).
Individual CCC enrollee standing on old dock near lake in forest fires on Isle Royale, MI. He is shown wearing a back pack that seems to have held water for fighting fire.
Enrollees shown walking a path toward a smoky forest. Around them are stumps of trees already burned, an Isle Royale, MI, fire. Isle Royale has cultural and historical connections to Minnesota's North Shore and so is included in this collection.
CCC enrollee chops at fallen tree as forest fire approaches on Isle Royale, Michigan (the Lake Superior island is historically connected to Cook County, Minnesota).
Image shows enrollee using fire fighting equipment shooting a stream of water in the middle of a scorched forest. CCC helped in fighting fires on Isle Royale and in Cook County, Minnesota.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and cooks posed before log buildings and silo in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and cooks posed before facilities and trees in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and cooks posed before log buildings in spring. Enrollees identified by 1933 - 1940 company roster: Army Personal: William W. Wipf Commanding officer; Lieut. E. B. Badger; Lieut. A. R. Morley; E. Q. Anderson Education Adviser; Raymond Mondor Senior Leader; Elmer H. Butcher Subaltern; Richard W. Honke Camp Physician; C. A. Carlson Chaplain; Rev. Harold R. Bradley Protestant Minister; Rev. Michael F. Popesh, Catholic Minister. Forestry Personal: Ralph Snyder Camp Super.; A. B. Jamieson Super; E. N. Bjorgan Tech. Forester; G. W. Plant Tech. Forester; Emil Kukachka Junior Forester; J. W. Sullivan Engineer; Albert J. Griffith Engineering Aide; E. Elsner Foreman; O. E. Sundberg Foreman; W. O. Braun Foreman; M. F. Swart Foreman; Sam Zimmerman Junior Foreman; Jerome Volsted Junior Foreman; Walter J. Barthiaume Junior Foreman; Joseph E. Fjelde Squad Foreman; Horace Cann Senior Foreman; Carl Hauer Mechanic. Enrollees: Akin, Charles; Blaksly, William; Bondason, Dick; Claney, Olifford; Day, Charles; DeMaster, Tony; Demmick, Kenneth; Hamiel, Willard; Haniel, Edward; Johnson, Owen; Jones, Russell; Kramer, Louis; Lantz, Eilmur; Looky, Robert; Love, Charles; MacDonald, Jack; Maraur, Frank; Harz, Stanley; KcKnight, Robert; McLaughlin, Edward; Miles, Joseph; Miller, Robert; Mondor, Raymond; O?Neal, James; Peterson, Norman; Pieper, Harold; Piersch, Clayton; Roberts, Louis; Roettger, August; Roettger, Harold; Rustad, Norman; Sanderson, Warren; Wagner, Donald.
Log cabin shown in the woods. This CCC project was complete in May of 1936. Cabin used on the top of Lima Mountain as forest service lookout station. From the scrapbook of Albert Malner, enrollee and later Cook County Sheriff.
The Hovland CCC camp, Company 722 basketball team is shown. This team traveled to games around the Cook County and into Canada. The coach shown is Joseph Spitznagle the camp's education advisor.
John Miscowics, enrollee, is shown in front of a white rock sign for the Portage Brook, side camp of the Hovland, MN, CCC company 722 camp. Portage Brook was approximately 20 miles north of Hovland on today's Arrowhead Trail. From the scrapbook of Joseph Spitznagle, education advisor.
Ashes and smoke fill the air in a view from across Rose Lake. Fires devastated this region of Minnesota all through the summer of 1936. From the scrapbook of Albert Malner, enrollee.
Officers, Supt. Godfrey and Lieutenant T.O. Clark, of the Hovland CCC camp in 1936 shown sitting facing each other in front of a desk. Above the desk are photos of U. S. presidents Washington, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. From the scrapbook of Joseph Spitznagle, education advisor.
Shown is the make shift kitchen that was set up for the CCC crew fighting the Rose Lake fires of 1936. From the scrapbook of Albert Malner, enrollee and later Cook County Sheriff.
Hovland CCC camp canteen shows various items, such as candy and cigarettes, that would be purchased by men at camp. From the scrapbook of Joseph Spitznagle, education advisor.
Close-up image of forest on fire. Scrapbook title is "hot stuff." Image taken by enrollee Albert Malner provides perspective on how close CCC crews were to these raging fires.
Five or so CCC enrollees are in this image and are being instructed on the use of the marine pumper shown. Scrapbook information from enrollee Albert Malner indicates that "this machine pumped water thru 5230 ft of hose." It is labeled as an Austin 4 cylinder.
CCC crew fought the forest fires of 1936, a year when there were many fires burning. Shown is a birch tree on fire taken by enrollee Albert Malner on Long Island (possibly Lake Saganaga or Long Island Lake)
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, cooks, and camp dog, posed before facilities and silo in winter. Photograph includes the following identified enrollees: Front Row: #9 Loushine, Joe - Chris, #16 Louis Loushin - Chris Ev.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, cooks, and camp dog posed before plank buildings in winter. Lt. H. H. Fulk, Commanding Officer. Lt. C. O. Gammon, Camp Surgeon. J. L. Pavette, Camp Superintendent. Photograph also includes the following identified enrollees: Bud Waldhoff.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, cooks, and camp dog posed before plank buildings in winter.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and cooks posed before facilities in autumn. Administrative personnel included: Lt. W. R. Nichols, Commanding Officer. Lt. J. E. Dodge, Adjutant. Lt. D. M. Parker, Camp Surgeon. U. M. Marttila, Camp Superintendent. W. J. Ryan, Educational Adviser.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph featuring enrollees, log buildings, mess hall, theater, recreation area, car and roads in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, cooks, clergy posed before facilities and trees in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, camp cooks, and ethnic group posed before log building in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, ethnic groups, cooks with the camp dog posed before facilities in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, cooks, and children, with the camp dog posed before buildings in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and camp dog posed before a farm, facilities and tents in summer.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, cooks, and camp dog posed before log building in spring.
"Leaving April 1935" at Spruce Creek CCC camp near Lutsen. Image shows men lined up waiting to get onto truck with their trunks. They are shaking hands with one another saying good-bye. From the scrapbook of Harold Moe, enrollee.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, medical personnel posed before camp bell and log buildings in spring. Photograph includes the following identified enrollees: 4th Row from Bottom: Snell, Bill; Maki, Eugene. Other enrollees identified by 1933 - 1940 company roster: Army Personal: William W. Wipf Commanding officer; Lieut. E. B. Badger; Lieut. A. R. Morley; E. Q. Anderson Education Adviser; Raymond Mondor Senior Leader; Elmer H. Butcher Subaltern; Richard W. Honke Camp Physician; C. A. Carlson Chaplain; Rev. Harold R. Bradley Protestant Minister; Rev. Michael F. Popesh Catholic Minister. Forestry Personal: Ralph Snyder Camp Super.; A. B. Jamieson Super; E. N. Bjorgan Tech. Forester; G. W. Plant Tech. Forester; Emil Kukachka Junior Forester; J. W. Sullivan Engineer; Albert J. Griffith Engineering Aide; E. Elsner Foreman; O. E. Sundberg Foreman; W. O. Braun Foreman; M. F. Swart Foreman; Sam Zimmerman Junior Foreman; Jerome Volsted Junior Foreman; Walter J. Barthiaume, Junior Foreman; Joseph E. Fjelde Squad Foreman; Horace Cann Senior Foreman; Carl Hauer Mechanic. Enrollees: Akin, Charles; Blaksly, William; Bondason, Dick; Claney, Olifford; Day, Charles; DeMaster, Tony; Demmick, Kenneth; Hamiel, Willard; Haniel, Edward; Johnson, Owen; Jones, Russell; Kramer, Louis; Lantz, Eilmur; Looky, Robert; Love, Charles; MacDonald, Jack; Maraur, Frank; Harz, Stanley; KcKnight, Robert; McLaughlin, Edward; Miles, Joseph; Miller, Robert; Mondor, Raymond; O?Neal, James; Peterson, Norman; Pieper, Harold; Piersch, Clayton; Roberts, Louis; Roettger, August; Roettger, Harold; Rustad, Norman; Sanderson, Warren; Wagner, Donald.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees, cooks, and camp dog posed before facilities in winter.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees posed before facilities, electric lines and trees in winter.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees with the camp dog, cooks, and instrument posed before facilities in winter.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees posed with tobacco pipes, cooks, and camp dog before plank buildings in winter.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees posed before office buildings, log buildings and signs in winter.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and cooks posed before plank buildings in winter.
Civilian Conservation Corps Company (CCC) panoramic photograph, featuring group portrait of enrollees and cooks posed before mess hall and log buildings in winter.