Video Parts (6 across 2 reels)
This clip is Reel 1, Part 1 of a 6-part film.
WE CAN TAKE IT Reel 1 · Part 1
Description
Civilian Conservation Corps members work in the national forests of California. Reel 1, a camp site is selected and tents are erected. CCC units fell snag, clear brush along fire lines, erect telephone lines, build a forest bridge, terrace denuded slopes, and construct check dams to control erosion. Reel 2, Ponderosa Way, a huge fire lane in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, is cleared. Heavy equipment is used to construct a truck trail up Mt. Whitney. CCC units battle a forest fire with hand tools and bulldozers.
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Records of the Extension Service
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1933-01-01
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3:37