Feeding a bear (men encircle the bear)

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DescriptionThe photograph shows a black bear standing on its hind legs begging for food. Around him are numerous young men, many wearing Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) uniforms consisting of long sleeved button down shirts and dark trousers or jeans. One man wears a necktie and another has on a knitted cardigan sweater. Several men are holding food in the air. The location is probably Yellowstone National Park.TypeImageCreatorRydosz, Michael (Michael George), 1917-2005GenrephotographsDate1937-1938SubjectBearsWildlife managementCivilian 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

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