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[President Franklin D. Roosevelt having lunch at mess table in Camp Fechner, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, at Big Meadows, Va., with General Paul B. Malone; Col. Louis Howe; Secretary Ickes of the Interior Department; Robert Fechner, Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps; Secretary Wallace of Agriculture Dept.; and Assist. Secretary of Agriculture Tugwell] – Antique Wall Art

[President Franklin D. Roosevelt having lunch at mess table in Camp Fechner, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, at Big Meadows, Va., with General Paul B. Malone; Col. Louis Howe; Secretary Ickes of the Interior Department; Robert Fechner, Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps; Secretary Wallace of Agriculture Dept.; and Assist. Secretary of Agriculture Tugwell], 1933 Aug. 12. — historic photograph
[President Franklin D. Roosevelt having lunch at mess table in Camp Fechner, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, at Big Meadows, Va., with General Paul B. Malone; Col. Louis Howe; Secretary Ickes of the Interior Department; Robert Fechner, Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps; Secretary Wallace of Agriculture Dept.; and Assist. Secretary of Agriculture Tugwell], 1933 Aug. 12.. Historic photograph from the Presidents collection.

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This rare historic photograph captures [President Franklin D. Roosevelt having lunch at mess table in Camp Fechner, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, at Big Meadows, Va., with General Paul B. Malone; Col. Louis Howe; Secretary Ickes of the Interior Department; Robert Fechner, Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps; Secretary Wallace of Agriculture Dept.; and Assist. Secretary of Agriculture Tugwell] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[President Franklin D. Roosevelt having lunch at mess table in Camp Fechner, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, at Big Meadows, Va., with General Paul B. Malone; Col. Louis Howe; Secretary Ickes of the Interior Department; Robert Fechner, Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps; Secretary Wallace of Agriculture Dept.; and Assist. Secretary of Agriculture Tugwell]

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Lunch at a mess table in Camp Fechner, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Big Meadows, Virginia, sets this photograph apart. President Franklin D. Roosevelt eats with the officials who ran his early New Deal programs. Congress created the CCC in 1933 to put young men to work on forestry, park and conservation projects, and the camp was named for the corps' director, Robert Fechner. Gathered at the table are Interior Secretary Harold Ickes, Agriculture Secretary Henry Wallace, Assistant Secretary Rexford Tugwell, General Paul B. Malone and Louis Howe. The August 1933 visit shows the program's leaders sharing a meal with the men it was meant to employ.

Created / published1933 Aug. 12.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreGroup portraits 1930-1940.Portrait photographs 1930-1940.Photographic prints 1930-1940.
NotesPhotograph by Associated Press.
SubjectsRoosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano),--1882-1945--Public appearances--Virginia. Eating & drinking--Virginia--1930-1940. Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--People--Virginia. Government officials--United States--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,137 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-164672

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