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A group of unidentified men spend time by the swimming hole located on the banks of New River. Here, life saving techniques were taught to the members of the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC).

1765. C.C.C. Workers at a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047480
Title:
C.C.C. Workers at a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of unidentified men spend time by the swimming hole located on the banks of New River. Here, life saving techniques were taught to the members of the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC).
The unidentified men of the Civilians Conservation Corps pose by the swimming hole off the banks of New River.

1766. C.C.C. Workers Sit by a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047481
Title:
C.C.C. Workers Sit by a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The unidentified men of the Civilians Conservation Corps pose by the swimming hole off the banks of New River.
Photo caption reads, "Coahes & K. P.'s or dishwashers and dining room orderlies". Subjects unidentified.

1767. Civilian Conservation Corps Workers in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047482
Title:
Civilian Conservation Corps Workers in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Photo caption reads, "Coahes & K. P.'s or dishwashers and dining room orderlies". Subjects unidentified.
Two unidentified men working in the kitchen. The camp required two cooks per shift of 24 hours followed by 24 hours off.

1768. Cooks in the Kitchen at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047483
Title:
Cooks in the Kitchen at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Two unidentified men working in the kitchen. The camp required two cooks per shift of 24 hours followed by 24 hours off.
Th men in army uniforms were in control of the (approximately) 175 men at the camp. The other men were from the U.S. Forest Service and were in charge of men at work clearing the right of way for the dam. No funds were appropriated for the construction of Bluestone Dam, so the C.C.C. Co. 524 was cancelled and all men were transferred to other C.C.C. camps in West Virginia

1769. High-ranking Civilian Conservation Corps Members In Charge of Camp in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047484
Title:
High-ranking Civilian Conservation Corps Members In Charge of Camp in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Th men in army uniforms were in control of the (approximately) 175 men at the camp. The other men were from the U.S. Forest Service and were in charge of men at work clearing the right of way for the dam. No funds were appropriated for the construction of Bluestone Dam, so the C.C.C. Co. 524 was cancelled and all men were transferred to other C.C.C. camps in West Virginia
Civilian Conservation Corps members on the way to clear heavy timber for the Bluestone Dam right of way.

1770. Connell Finnell Timber Cutting Crews, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047485
Title:
Connell Finnell Timber Cutting Crews, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Civilian Conservation Corps members on the way to clear heavy timber for the Bluestone Dam right of way.
A dog sits on top of the structure that is the insignia of the Corps of Engineers. This is the only Civilian Conservation Corps camp that the engineers were involved in.

1771. Foundation at the Entrance to Camp Bluestone, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047486
Title:
Foundation at the Entrance to Camp Bluestone, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A dog sits on top of the structure that is the insignia of the Corps of Engineers. This is the only Civilian Conservation Corps camp that the engineers were involved in.
Six young men sit behind typewriters. The class cost 50 cents a month to participate in. Subjects unidentified.

1772. Typing Class at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047487
Title:
Typing Class at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Six young men sit behind typewriters. The class cost 50 cents a month to participate in. Subjects unidentified.
A group of young men stand behind surveying equipment. Subjects unidentified.

1773. Surveyors Class at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047488
Title:
Surveyors Class at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of young men stand behind surveying equipment. Subjects unidentified.
Automobiles belonging to the army, forest service personnel, and corps engineers are parked along the dirt road. The insignia formation is pictured on the left.

1774. Entrance to the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047489
Title:
Entrance to the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Automobiles belonging to the army, forest service personnel, and corps engineers are parked along the dirt road. The insignia formation is pictured on the left.
Members of the C.C.C. play a game of tennis. Stephen D. Trail, later an employee at Hinton Daily News, pictured shirtless on the right.

1775. Tennis Court at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047490
Title:
Tennis Court at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Members of the C.C.C. play a game of tennis. Stephen D. Trail, later an employee at Hinton Daily News, pictured shirtless on the right.
Looking at the mansion located at the mouth of Indian Creek, on the north side of Old Forest Hill District. A few cows are pictured on the right of the house behind the trees.

1776. Dixon Mansion in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047578
Title:
Dixon Mansion in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Looking at the mansion located at the mouth of Indian Creek, on the north side of Old Forest Hill District. A few cows are pictured on the right of the house behind the trees.