THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS Reel 4 · Part 1

Description

Shows the history and occupations of the CCC. Reel 1, recruits establish a camp in the woods. A mess hall is constructed and roofed. Enrollees receive medical and dental care. Reel 2, members engage in athletic contests (tree chopping, boxing, swimming). Timber is felled and slash removed. A forest nursery is erected and seeds are planted. Reel 3, trees are thinned and diseased leaders pruned. Check dams are built to prevent erosion. Picnic areas are cleared. Reel 4, drift fences are erected, grass seed is collected, rodents are poisoned, poisonous plants are eradicated, telephone lines are put up, and forest fires are fought.

Collection

Records of the Extension Service

Series

Motion Picture Films