Logs sawed for lumber at mill. Woman rings a bell and workers enter building for dinner. Disposal of sawdust and other worthless wastes. Spark arrester around the area to reduce fire hazards.
Fire fighting tools kept handy by forest service. Man takes out shovel and a rod from wooden box. Tools in a long tool box. Forest official questions a worker for felling half grown tree.
Workers load timber logs on vehicle. Deer in the forest. ECW (Emergency Conservation Work) members during the Great Depression cut fire lanes, clear snag, erect telephone poles, clear camping grounds, build bridges, build fences around grazing lands and combat erosion by building dams in gullies. (The ECW was later known as the Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC.)
Two men climb up to a house on a hill. View of gully. ECW (Emergency Conservation Work) workers in the Great Depression build dams in gullies to avoid erosion of soil. They plant seedling trees, build terrace farm lands and fill gullies with brush. (The ECW was later known as the Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC.)
Welfare activities by YMCA staff during World War I. A YMCA activist involves troops in recreational activities like drama. Soldiers enacting a scene while others watch. 1917-1918.
Education activities by YMCA during WWI. An African American woman teacher conducts classes for World War I era African American soldiers. Bulletin board displays schedule of various classes, including English, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography, History, and French. The teacher calls on various students to stand and recite. The students are all African American men in U.S. Army uniform. 1917-1918.
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