Civilian Conservation Corps crew receiving instructions on how to use marine pump to fight forest fires, Minnesota

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Title

Civilian Conservation Corps crew receiving instructions on how to use marine pump to fight forest fires, Minnesota

Description

Five or so CCC enrollees are in this image and are being instructed on the use of the marine pumper shown. Scrapbook information from enrollee Albert Malner indicates that "this machine pumped water thru 5230 ft of hose." It is labeled as an Austin 4 cylinder.

Source

Cook County Historical Society, 8 South Broadway, P.O. Box 1293, Grand Marais, MN 55604

Date

1936

Contributor

Cook County Historical Society

Rights

This image may not be reproduce for any reason without the express written consent of the Cook County Historical Society

Relation

Minnesota Digital Library

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Still image

Identifier

https://collection.mndigital.org/catalog/p15160coll14:141#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-413%2C-139%2C4890%2C3048

Coverage

Cook County

Citation

Cook County Historical Society, “Civilian Conservation Corps crew receiving instructions on how to use marine pump to fight forest fires, Minnesota,” Digital Collections From St Kate's, accessed April 25, 2024, https://omeka.reclaim.stkate.edu/items/show/4548.

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