Contributed by Acadia National Park
Description
A Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) vehicle crosses a bridge at Sieur de Monts Springs in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island in 1934.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the CCC during the Great Depression to put men to work and to preserve forests and national parks. There were two camps on Mount Desert Island, one at Bar Harbor and one at Southwest Harbor.
The Maine Forest Service operated other camps throughout the state.
About This Item
- Title: CCC vehicle, Sieur de Monts Springs, ca. 1934
- Creation Date: circa 1934
- Subject Date: circa 1934
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Locations:
- Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME
- Mount Desert, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Acadia National Park (Me.)
- United States. National Park Service
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
- Mount Desert Island (Me.)
- Bridges--Maine--Mount Desert Island
- Automobiles--Maine--Mount Desert Island
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Acadia National ParkPO Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207) 288-8729
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