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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
The President's Dream Comes True in the Maumee Valley
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

The President's Dream Comes True in the Maumee Valley

Artifact IDMO 1953.1093
Object Type Drawing
Artist (Yugoslavian-American, 1904 - 1959)
Gifter
Dateca. 1935
Mediumpen and ink on vellum paper
Dimensionsoverall H 25 in x W 36 in (63.5 cm x 91.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA large sheet with seven original pen and ink drawings depicting work done by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) in the Maumee Valley of Ohio. The sheet is captioned: IDLE AND UNEMPLOYED WANDERERS / FIND HAVEN / IN THE / CIVILIAN / CONSERVATION / CORPS / AND / TRANSFORM / UNSIGHTLY WASTELANDS / INTO BEAUTIFUL RIVERSIDE PARKS.

Written at the bottom of the sheet: THE PRESIDENTS DREAM COMES TRUE IN THE MAUMEE VALLEY / Mr President your dream is coming true in the Maumee Valley / We have made stone masons and carpenters out of 75 unskilled boys / Thanks to you Mr. President your dream has caused the disappearance of / many 'Eyesores' and the consequent disclosure of many heretofore unseen / panoramic views such as represented on page 2 / W. A . Ritter / Supt. Camps SP2 + SP3 Napoleon, Ohio, / P.S. - We would appreciate your influence in holding camp OSP #3 / another six months to complete this unfinished project - war.

Signed by the artist in the lower left corner: S. Klissaroff. The piece is matted.
Historical NoteThis sheet of drawings by Stephen Klissaroff of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) depicts the CCC’s work in Ohio’s Maumee Valley. The sheet was sent to President Roosevelt in April1935 by W. A. Ritter of Ohio State Park Camp #3 in Napoleon, Ohio.


Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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