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Th men in army uniforms were in control of the (approximately) 175 men at the camp. The other men were from the U.S. Forest Service and were in charge of men at work clearing the right of way for the dam. No funds were appropriated for the construction of Bluestone Dam, so the C.C.C.  Co. 524 was cancelled and all men were transferred to other C.C.C. camps in West Virginia

193. High-ranking Civilian Conservation Corps Members In Charge of Camp in Summers County, W. Va.

Civilian Conservation Corps members on the way to clear heavy timber for the Bluestone Dam right of way.

194. Connell Finnell Timber Cutting Crews, Summers County, W. Va.

A dog sits on top of the structure that is the insignia of the Corps of Engineers. This is the only Civilian Conservation Corps camp that the engineers were involved in.

195. Foundation at the Entrance to Camp Bluestone, Summers County, W. Va.

Six young men sit behind typewriters. The class cost 50 cents a month to participate in. Subjects unidentified.

196. Typing Class at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of young men stand behind surveying equipment. Subjects unidentified.

197. Surveyors Class at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

Automobiles belonging to the army, forest service personnel, and corps engineers are parked along the dirt road. The insignia formation is pictured on the left.

198. Entrance to the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Summers County, W. Va.

Members of the C.C.C. play a game of tennis. Stephen D. Trail, later an employee at Hinton Daily News, pictured shirtless on the right.

199. Tennis Court at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

Two men stand outside on the porch of the C. C. C. camp building which is located near Pinecrest Sanitarium. Subjects unidentified.

200. Civilian Conservation Corps Raleigh Headquarters, Beckley, W. Va.