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1. Works Progress Administration working on sidewalks, Grand Marais, Minnesota

Creator:
Humphrey, Milford J., 1909-1996
Date Created:
1936
Description:
WPA working on sidewalks in Grand Marais, MN, on North Broadway Street. Men shown from left to right are Lyle Roberts, John Lief, Ole Kreutzer, Jens Erickson, Henry Lindskog, Clarence Thompson.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

2. Works Progress Administration workers, Grand Marais, Minnesota

Creator:
Humphrey, Milford J., 1909-1996
Date Created:
1933 - 1942
Description:
WPA workers in Grand Marais, MN, working on a playground at the school. Image shows five men with wheelbarrows and shovels.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

3. Works Progress Administration workers, Grand Marais, Minnesota

Creator:
Humphrey, Milford J., 1909-1996
Date Created:
1933 - 1942
Description:
WPA workers in Grand Marais working on a street light. The WPA worked on important infastructure projects in Grand Marais including the public sewage plant.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

4. Works Progress Administration workers building the break wall at the harbor, Grand Marais, Minnesota

Creator:
Humphrey, Milford J., 1909-1996
Date Created:
1937
Description:
WPA workers building the break wall at Grand Marais harbor. Men shown filling structure with rocks. Notice fish houses lining the Grand Marais harbor.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

5. Works Progress Administration workers building sidewalks, Grand Marais, Minnesota

Creator:
Humphrey, Milford J., 1909-1996
Date Created:
1933 - 1942
Description:
WPA workers building sidewalks in front of the Grand Marais Ice Cream Store with the Grand Marais State Bank shown in the background. Highway 61 is visible coming into Grand Marais, MN. Workers are pushing wheelbarrows and line today's Wisconsin Street.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

6. Works Progress Administration employees building sidewalks, Grand Marais, Minnesota

Creator:
Humphrey, Milford J., 1909-1996
Date Created:
1938
Description:
WPA building sidewalks; photo taken at the corner of present day Wisconsin St. and First Ave. West in Grand Marais, MN. Men are leveling cement. Notice the posters on pole are for Elmer Benson, would-be 24th Minnesota state governor, and a dance at the Edgewater Inn in Tofte, MN.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

7. Wood yard at the Hovland Civilian Conservation Corps camp, Hovland, Minnesota

Date Created:
1937
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. Wooden bridge built by Northern Light Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 721 crew, north of Grand Marais, Minnesota

Date Created:
1933 - 1937
Description:
Northern Light CCC camp crew built this log bridge with over the North Brule River as part of the Greenwood Road around 1935.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Wayside at Cascade River State Park constructed by the Spruce Creek Civilian Conservation Corps crew, Lutsen, Minnesota

Date Created:
1934 - 1936
Description:
Wayside at Cascade River State Park constructed by the Spruce Creek CCC crew. From the scrapbook of Harold Moe, enrollee who later settled in Cook County.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. Water tower at unidentified Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Company 3707, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1933 - 1942
Description:
Water tower at unidentified camp, Company 3707 was either Fenske Lake or Spruce Lake
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Vernon Miller, enrollee, at Civilian Conservation Corps camp driving a dozer, Minnesota

Date Created:
1936
Description:
Image shows Vernon Miller driving work equipment at a CCC camp in 1936.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. Vernon E. Miller, young Civilian Conservation Corps enrollee, on a dock, Minnesota

Date Created:
1935
Description:
Image shows a dock with cribs made of logs, a CCC project. Vernon E. Miller is standing on the dock.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Vernon E. Miller, former enrollee, at 50th anniversary reunion of Civilian Conservation Corps, Grand Marais, Minnsota

Date Created:
1983
Description:
Photo of Vernon E. Miller at the CCC 50th anniversary reunion and reenactment in August of 1983 in Grand Marais, MN.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

14. Unidentified fire tower, Minnesota

Date Created:
1933 - 1942
Description:
Image of a fire tower shows from top to bottom, tower is in an unidentified location. The CCC built many fire towers, just one of the important ways they assisted with forest fire control. Stamped on back is Joseph R. Florian.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. Unidentified Civilian Conservation Corps member standing in front of barracks and stack of Fitger's Beer cases, Minnesota

Date Created:
1933 - 1942
Description:
Unidentified CCC member standing in front of barracks and stack of Fitger's Beer cases.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Unidentified Civilian Conservation Corps enrollee stands next to bunks in barracks building at the Gunflint Camp, north of Grand Marais, Minnesota

Date Created:
1933 - 1942
Description:
Unidentified CCC enrollee poses next to bunks in barracks building at the Gunflint Camp north of Grand Marais, MN
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Unidentified Civilian Conservation Corps Crew, Minnesota

Date Created:
1933 - 1942
Description:
Image of a group of young CCC enrollees informally gathered in the winter time. Joseph R. Florian stamped on the back.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Unidentified Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in northern Minnesota

Date Created:
1933 - 1942
Description:
Image of unidentified CCC camp grounds on a lake includes barracks and water tower.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Two unidentified Civilian Conservation Corps men in winter wear, Minnesota

Date Created:
1933 - 1942
Description:
Two unidentified CCC men in winter wear
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Two men (identified as Schiller and Moen) of the Spruce Creek Civilian Conservation Corps camp on the two person cross-cut saw, near Lutsen, Minnesota

Date Created:
1934 - 1936
Description:
Two men (identified as Schiller and Moen) of the Spruce Creek CCC camp on the two person cross-cut saw. From the scrapbook of Harold Moe, enrollee.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Two enrollees on dock likely at Gunflint Lake, north of Grand Marais, Minnesota

Date Created:
1933 - 1942
Description:
Two enrollees on dock likely at Gunflint Lake north of Grand Marais. Men are identified as Ray and Ken.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Two enrollees on dock appear to be refilling water packs to fight fire on Isle Royale, Michigan

Date Created:
1936?
Description:
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).
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Tree planting Civilian Conservation Corps crew posed for photo, Minnesota

Date Created:
1933 - 1942
Description:
Group of approximately 30 men, a tree planting crew, posed informally with their shovels and pick axes. They seem to be taking a break or finished for the day.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Tool room of the Spruce Creek Civilian Conservation Corps camp, Lutsen, Minnesota

Date Created:
1934 - 1936
Description:
Tool room of the Spruce Creek CCC camp show that axes and shovels were the main implement used by the CCCs in northern MN. From the scrapbook of Harold Moe, enrollee.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Tom Domrud's Bake Shop, Company 722 of Hovland Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Hovland, Minnesota

Date Created:
1933 - 1937
Description:
Tom Domrud's Bake Shope Compnay 722 of Hovland CCC camp; images shows equipment used, such as ovens, in the baking for the large CCC group. From the scrapbook of Joseph Spitznagle, education advisor.
Contributing Institution:
Cook County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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