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Six unidentified men wearing quarantine masks due to a death from spinal meningitis. The quarantine lasted 30 days for all personnel at the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. The CCC constructed projects including bridges, buildings, overnight cabins, retaining walls, roads, dams, towers, picnic areas, and drainage systems.

1. Quarantine at Bluestone Reservoir C.C.C. Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of unidentified workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps pose on the ferry which was built to cross New River to save workers the hassle of having to drive to Hinton and cross the river at the old toll bridge. The ferry then took the men up the Bluestone River where "the clearing of right of way was started", according tot he photo caption.

2. C.C.C. Workers on Ferry to Cross Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men spend time by the swimming hole located on the banks of New River. Here, life saving techniques were taught to the members of the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC).

3. C.C.C. Workers at a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.

The unidentified men of the Civilians Conservation Corps pose by the swimming hole off the banks of New River.

4. C.C.C. Workers Sit by a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.

Photo caption reads, "Coahes & K. P.'s or dishwashers and dining room orderlies". Subjects unidentified.

5. Civilian Conservation Corps Workers in Summers County, W. Va.

Two unidentified men working in the kitchen. The camp required two cooks per shift of 24 hours followed by 24 hours off.

6. Cooks in the Kitchen at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Summers County, W. Va.