Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
CCC Staatsburg, NY Sign
Object numberMO 2012.1
Name
Sign
Maker
Unknown
Dateca. 1933-1937
MediumMetal, Wood, Paint
Dimensionsoverall H 37 5/8 in x W 47 1/2 in x D 1 1/2 in (95.6 cm x 120.7 cm x 3.8 cm )
DescriptionA metal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp sign. White lettering on both sides of the gray-painted sign reads: CCC CAMP #79 / COMPANY #1274 / STAATSBURG, N.Y. The sign is within a rustic 2¼" wood frame painted silver.
Label TextFranklin Roosevelt was deeply troubled by high unemployment rates among America’s youth during the Great Depression. Shortly after taking office in 1933, he personally devised the idea for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a program to put young men aged 17-24 —many from urban areas — to work on conservation projects in healthy rural environments. FDR established the CCC by executive order on April 5, 1933. Within three months of its creation, the Corps had enlisted nearly 250,000 young men. They were assigned to CCC camps around the nation. The CCC program was discontinued in 1942.CCC Company #1274 was established in Staatsburg, NY, just a few files north of FDR's Hyde Park home. This sign was used at the company's camp at Norrie Point in Staatsburg. The camp closed in 1937.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the FDR Library by the Town of Hyde Park Historical Society in 2011.
Credit LineGift of the Town of Hyde Park Historical Society
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestrictedCollections
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