Contributed by Maine Conservation Corps
Description
This photograph depicts a member of the Bridgton camp crew, company 1124, of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) hanging from a rope on a tree.
This image was included in the CCC Commemoration 80th Anniversary event on May 16, 2013 held at Camp Mechuwana in Winthrop. The event honored CCC members Philip Gouzie, Ralph Bonville, John McLeod and Anne Madore, on behalf of her late husband Peter Madore.
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Commissioner, Walter Whitcomb, presented each of the honorees with the President’s Call to Service Award. This highest level volunteer service award is for extraordinary service, at least 4000 hours over a lifetime. They also received the service award pin and congratulatory letters from President Obama and AmeriCorps director, Bill Basl.
About This Item
- Title: Civilian Conservation Corps tree climber, Bridgton, 1935
- Creation Date: 1935
- Subject Date: 1935
- Location: Bridgton, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 12.5 cm x 8.5 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
- Trees--Maine--Bridgton
- Tree climbing--Maine--Bridgton
People
- Basl, Bill
- Bonville, Ralph
- Gouzie, Philip
- Madore, Anne
- Madore , Peter
- McLeod, John
- Obama, Barack
- Whitcomb, Walter
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For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Conservation Corps124 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-6092
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