Name/Title
Fighting Forest FiresEntry/Object ID
2020.1.46Tags
CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, Photo, PublicDescription
CCC fighting a forest fire by hand; fire truck for the CCCPhotograph Details
Type of Photograph
PhotocopySubject
Forest FireCollection
Southern Forest Heritage MuseumAcquisition
Accession
2020.1Acquisition Method
ResearchCredit Line
*title of entry*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum Collection, *Accession Number*, *Exhibition Title (if it's in an exhibit)*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA.Made/Created
Date made
Jul 1937Time Period
20th CenturyOther Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
CCC pub photosOther Name
46.Fighting fire by handName Type
CCC pub photosOther Name
41.(July '37 fire truck)Name Type
CCC pub photosOther Name
Fighting fireOther Numbers
Number Type
DriveOther Number
SFHM.SFHM.2020.Drive.045Parts
Count
2Parts
1-fighting a forest fire
3-fire truckRelationships
Related Publications
Publication
The Work of the Civilian Conservation CorpsExhibitions
Exhibition
Civilian Conservation Corps in LouisianaNotes
The Work of the Civilian Conservation Corps Interactive Kiosk ; Pages 1 and 2 on a wallResearch Notes
Person
Dr. Anna Burns, Dr. James BarnettDate
2012Notes
fighting forest fires were with very few tools, as was common
early in the program, but
techniques improved with time
