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Processed by Stephen E. Massengill, June, 1994; Encoded by Dietra Stanley, November, 2003; additional encoding by Ashley Yandle, August, 2007

The National Photo Service was established in 1921 by Eugene Omar Goldbeck (1892-1986). The company was later renamed the National Photo and News Service. To learn more about Mr. Goldbeck or the National Photo Service, visit the Handbook of Texas Online at  http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/GG/fgo49.html.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) was a work relief program with a two-fold purpose: utilization of the country's human resources and conservation of the country's physical resources. To learn more about the Civilian Conservation Corps and other programs of the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), visit the North Carolina State Archive's WPA Exhibit.

[Identification of item], Ph.C.55, Camp Recovery, N.C. (Civilian Conservation Corps), Photograph Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.

This photograph was donated to the State Archives of North Carolina by Strickland's Surplus, Inc., Wilmington, North Carolina 28412. The print was received on June 7, 1994, and was accessioned by the Archives in June, 1994.

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS)  http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/BasicSearch.aspx

Negatives of this image can be found under the call number N.94.6.66-69

The print is a panoramic view of Camp Recovery, Home of Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) Company 457, Polkton, (Anson County), North Carolina, April, 1935. This photograph shows the wooden buildings of the camp including the Headquarters, Supply House, Recreation Hall, Mess Hall, and Conservation Headquarters. Unidentified members of the camp pose near the structures. The photograph was created by the National Photo Service of San Antonio, Texas.