Swimming Pool Created by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Dam in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, July 1941

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Courtesy of Library of Congress, Rosskam, Edwin, "Swimming pool created by CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) dam, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania," July 1941

Description 

The Reforestation Relief Act, gave jobs to 250,000 young men in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). This swimming pool in the photograph was created by a CCC dam in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

Source-Dependent Questions

• As part of the New Deal, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was created to give young men jobs. The CCC built a dam that created a swimming pool. Who benefits from building the swimming pool?
• Why would it be important to create paying jobs for young men during the Great Depression?

Citation Information 

Rosskam, Edwin, "Swimming pool created by CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) dam, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania," July 1941. Courtesy of Library of Congress