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Description: Dated August 26, 1935, this photograph shows six young men holding up papier mache masks at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at Brecksville Cleveland Metro Park. A note on the reverse of the photograph reads "Artistry in moulage work, the modeling of masks in papier mache, has been developed to a high degree of proficiency by several young hobbyists interested in the plastic skills. These designs range from the classic to the grotesque, as revealed by this group posing in front of the recreation hall at Camp Sp.-19, three miles south of Brecksville." The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that employed young men, ages 18-25 and later expanded to ages 17-28, with jobs in the natural resources field. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F11_033_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Masks; Young men; New Deal
Places: Brecksville (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)