In 1933, Congress created the Civilian Conservation Corps as part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. More than 600,000 men served during the agency’s lifespan. The men performed many types of outdoor work, including planting an estimated three billion trees between 1933 and 1942.
Photograph of Civilian Conservation Corps Enrollee Planting a Tree
- ca. 1933-1942
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Information Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 594253
Full Citation: 306-PSD-70-39; Civilian Conservation Corps Enrollee Planting a Tree; ca. 1933-1942; Master File Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, ca. 1953–ca. 1994; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/ccc-enrollee-planting-a-tree/, March 12, 2026]
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