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10680	Article from Happy Days - Civilian Conservation Camp Newspaper	Publication, Clipping	Places, Camp	CCC	Civilian Conservation Corps	1934-02-10	Southwest Harbor	59 Long Pond Road	Text of article reads: "BELIEVE IT OR NOT - but Co. 158, Great Pond Camp, Southwest Harbor, Maine: Is located on an island in the Atlantic ocean - Mountains, lakes and sea surround it - Fishing and swimming are to be enjoyed in the summer - Hunting in the fall and skating, skiing, snowshoeing, basketball and dancing in the winter - Has had no casualties since its origin - Has a CCC member 75 years old - Has a "dream-walking" who usually is picking himself up all day long - Has curtains (given by C.O.'s wife) a fireplace, orange and brown furniture and games in its attractive Recreation Room - Has a radio in each barracks - Has city water and lights - Has constructed fish pools where trout are being raised for the state - Has the prettiest log cabin ever built for the C.O. and his family - Has mass said on Saturdays until the boys didn't know whether they were Jewish or Catholic - Has been running itself for three months without help of regular army soldiers - Has First Lieutenant P.A. Harris, C.A.C. for a C.O. Take a look at our fireplace, barracks and our beautiful company street. What do you think? - The Boss Reporter"	Article from Happy Days - Civilian Conservation Camp Newspaper Item: 10680 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Places, Camp Creator: CCC Publisher: Civilian Conservation Corps Date: 1934-02-10 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 59 Long Pond Road Tags: camp, ccc, ANP Description: Text of article reads: "BELIEVE IT OR NOT - but Co. 158, Great Pond Camp, Southwest Harbor, Maine: Is located on an island in the Atlantic ocean - Mountains, lakes and sea surround it - Fishing and swimming are to be enjoyed in the summer - Hunting in the fall and skating, skiing, snowshoeing, basketball and dancing in the winter - Has had no casualties since its origin - Has a CCC member 75 years old - Has a "dream-walking" who usually is picking himself up all day long - Has curtains (given by C.O.'s wife) a fireplace, orange and brown furniture and games in its attractive Recreation Room - Has a radio in each barracks - Has city water and lights - Has constructed fish pools where trout are being raised for the state - Has the prettiest log cabin ever built for the C.O. and his family - Has mass said on Saturdays until the boys didn't know whether they were Jewish or Catholic - Has been running itself for three months without help of regular army soldiers - Has First Lieutenant P.A. Harris, C.A.C. for a C.O. Take a look at our fireplace, barracks and our beautiful company street. What do you think? - The Boss Reporter" [show more]
10621	Sleeping Tents at Great Pond CCC Camp	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Organizations, Civic		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1933	Southwest Harbor	59 Long Pond Road		Sleeping Tents at Great Pond CCC Camp Item: 10621 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Organizations, Civic Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1933 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 59 Long Pond Road Source: Civilian Conservation Corps Collection Tags: camp, ccc, people, man, tent, ANP
9446	Aerial View of Great Pond Camp in Winter	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Civic		Probably Spencer & Wyckoff, Detroit	1936 c.	Southwest Harbor	67 Long Pond Road	Benjamin Conley Worcester's blueberry barren on the other side of Long Pond Road, is visible at the upper left of the photograph.	Aerial View of Great Pond Camp in Winter Item: 9446 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Civic Publisher: Probably Spencer & Wyckoff, Detroit Date: 1936 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 67 Long Pond Road Source: Civilian Conservation Corps Collection Tags: camp, aerial view Description: Benjamin Conley Worcester's blueberry barren on the other side of Long Pond Road, is visible at the upper left of the photograph.
9447	Aerial View of Great Pond Camp	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Civic		Probably Spencer & Wyckoff, Detroit	1936 c.	Southwest Harbor	67 Long Pond Road	Benjamin Conley Worcester's blueberry barren on the other side of Long Pond Road, is visible at the upper left of the photograph.	Aerial View of Great Pond Camp Item: 9447 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Civic Publisher: Probably Spencer & Wyckoff, Detroit Date: 1936 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 67 Long Pond Road Source: Civilian Conservation Corps Collection Tags: camp, aerial view Description: Benjamin Conley Worcester's blueberry barren on the other side of Long Pond Road, is visible at the upper left of the photograph.
10571	Aerial View of Great Pond CCC Camp	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Civic			1937-09-05	Southwest Harbor	67 Long Pond Road	Benjamin Conley Worcester's blueberry barren on the other side of Long Pond Road, is visible at the upper left of the photograph.	Aerial View of Great Pond CCC Camp Item: 10571 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Civic Date: 1937-09-05 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 67 Long Pond Road Source: Civilian Conservation Corps Collection Tags: camp, zoomable, aerial view Description: Benjamin Conley Worcester's blueberry barren on the other side of Long Pond Road, is visible at the upper left of the photograph.
10591	Water Tower and Camp at Great Pond CCC Camp	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Civic Structures, Tower Transportation, Automobile			1933	Southwest Harbor	67 Long Pond Road	The automobile on the left is a 1929 Ford Model A. The one on the right is probably a 1928 or 1929 Chevrolet.	Water Tower and Camp at Great Pond CCC Camp Item: 10591 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Civic Structures, Tower Transportation, Automobile Date: 1933 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 67 Long Pond Road Source: Civilian Conservation Corps Collection Tags: automobile, camp Description: The automobile on the left is a 1929 Ford Model A. The one on the right is probably a 1928 or 1929 Chevrolet.
6235	Echo Lake Camp - Appalachian Mountain Club - Southwest Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph	Places, Camp		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1932 c.	Southwest Harbor		"The Appalachian Mountain Camp at Echo Lake was established in 1922..." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 126 - 1938. Ralph Stanley says that the Appalachian Mountain Club tents were stored in the sheds behind his house at 102-104 Clark Point Road in the 1930s. He remembers watching them hauled out of the sheds that later became his boat building shop, every Spring.	Echo Lake Camp - Appalachian Mountain Club - Southwest Harbor, Maine Item: 6235 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Camp Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1932 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: SWHPL Postcard Collection - MDI Tags: camp, winter Description: "The Appalachian Mountain Camp at Echo Lake was established in 1922..." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 126 - 1938. Ralph Stanley says that the Appalachian Mountain Club tents were stored in the sheds behind his house at 102-104 Clark Point Road in the 1930s. He remembers watching them hauled out of the sheds that later became his boat building shop, every Spring. [show more]
10589	Bunkhouse Interior at Great Pond CCC Camp	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Civic Structures, Dwellings, Bunkhouse				Southwest Harbor			Bunkhouse Interior at Great Pond CCC Camp Item: 10589 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Civic Structures, Dwellings, Bunkhouse Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Civilian Conservation Corps Collection Tags: camp

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