Trail Maintenance

Photograph

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The Cardinal Collection

Delaware State Park - Trail Maintenance, date unknown: A park employee at Delaware State Park stops his loader and looks over to the waiting trail crew. Wheelbarrows of gravel are placed in this photograph's foreground which will help stabilize the trail surface and improve drainage. Based on the helmets, it appears that the trail crew at part of the Youth Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Henry Jackson, a Senator from Washington, proposed creating a Youth CCC program to provide the baby boom generation with the marketable skills and impactful experiences. He introduced Senate Bill 1076 in 1969 for this purpose, which President Richard Nixon signed into law in August of 1970. This program provided summer employment for youths between 15 and 18 developing and maintaining outdoor infrastructure in U.S. parklands.
Delaware State Park - Trail Maintenance, date unknown

A park employee at Delaware State Park stops his loader and looks over to the waiting trail crew. Wheelbarrows of gravel are placed in this photograph's foreground which will help stabilize the trail surface and improve drainage. Based on the helmets, it appears that the trail crew at part of the Youth Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Henry Jackson, a Senator from Washington, proposed creating a Youth CCC program to provide the baby boom generation with the marketable skills and impactful experiences. He introduced Senate Bill 1076 in 1969 for this purpose, which President Richard Nixon signed into law in August of 1970. This program provided summer employment for youths between 15 and 18 developing and maintaining outdoor infrastructure in U.S. parklands.

Name/Title

Trail Maintenance

Entry/Object ID

01.02._314

Description

A park employee at Delaware State Park stops his loader and looks over to the waiting trail crew. Wheelbarrows of gravel are placed in this photograph's foreground which will help stabilize the trail surface and improve drainage. Based on the helmets, it appears that the trail crew at part of the Youth Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Henry Jackson, a Senator from Washington, proposed creating a Youth CCC program to provide the baby boom generation with the marketable skills and impactful experiences. He introduced Senate Bill 1076 in 1969 for this purpose, which President Richard Nixon signed into law in August of 1970. This program provided summer employment for youths between 15 and 18 developing and maintaining outdoor infrastructure in U.S. parklands.

Cataloged By

Neil Humphrey