Group of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) firefighters from Company 4429

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DescriptionThe image shows a group of men, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers from Company 4429, resting in the midst of a forest fire. In the foreground are three men seated on the ground. In the background one man is seated and another is standing, looking over his shoulder. The men are wearing dark trousers, possibly blue jeans, and heavy button down shirts, also probably canvas or denim, and rounded brim hats, possibly hard hats. Several of the men are holding Pulaskis. Between the two groups of men is smoke, likely indicating a ground fire. There are also several trees, probably lodgepole pine. There is a caption on the back of the photograph reading: Co. 4429, YNP 1940, in Sept. 2000 Journal.TypeImageCreatorChandler, Lewis C. (Lewis Clarence), 1916-2010GenrephotographsDate1940SubjectForest fire fightersCivilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)Contributing InstitutionYellowstone National Park Heritage and Research CenterGeographic CoverageYellowstone National ParkDigital CollectionYellowstone National Park PhotographsDigital Formatimage/tiffPhysical CollectionCivilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Yellowstone Documentation Project (MSC 180)Digitization SpecificationScanned on a CanoScan LiDE 2010 at 600 DPI, 24-bit color. Tiff master images cropped and straightened in Photoshop Elements. JPEG display images generated by CONTENTdm.copyrightnot specified

CollectionYellowstone National Park PhotographsLocationYellowstone National Park History

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