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.