Civilian Conservation Corps Photo Collection

In November 1933, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp (CCC Camp 815) was established in Frijoles Canyon at Bandelier National Monument to construct long needed visitor facilities. The road and 31 Pueblo Revival style stone buildings that the enrollees built now comprise the National Park Service’s largest collection of CCC structures. They stand as a monument to the memory of young men who built them, and to their skills as builders and artists. The photos here show the transformation, from start to finish, that took place in Frijoles Canyon as the CCC completed their work over the next 8 years.


Archeology

CCC Stabilization of Tyuonyi CCC Stabilization of Tyuonyi and Kivas CCC Stabilization of Tyuonyi and Kivas CCC Stabilization of Tyuonyi and Kivas CCC Stabilization of Tyuonyi and Kivas


CCC Workers

Building Lodge - Two CCC Enrollees and Ed Cano, Foreman CCC Construction, Wood Workers CCC Trail Construction CCC Trail Crew Recreation Building - Interior, CCC Camp


Completed Lodge

Building Lodge - Two CCC Enrollees and Ed Cano, Foreman Construction work [Frijoles Canyon] CCC Trail Construction Hotel Construction [Frijoles Canyon] CCC Construction - Dining room [Frijoles Canyon] Entrance Road Under Construction Entrance Road Under Construction, Landscaping Crew Roughing Slope After Finishing

Lodge and CCC Camp as Seen from the Top of South Mesa Hotel Development - Dining Room and Kitchen Unit Hotel Development Hotel Construction Development Hotel Construction Development Visitor Center - Portal Office Seen from Parking Lot

Hotel Construction Hotel Development Hotel Development Entrance to Dining and Kitchen Units at Lodge


Frijoles Canyon Lodge Construction

Construction Work on Buildings Rock Wall on the Entrance Road [entering Frijoles Canyon] Hotel Construction [Frijoles Canyon] Hotel Construction Development CCC Hotel Construction Wall Project CCC Construction - Placing Beams in Hotel Lobby

CCC Construction - Lodge CCC Construction - Snack Bar and Patio CCC enrollees working on old water system Water Intake [Upper Frijoles Canyon] CCC Construction of Water Construction of Stone Vehicle Bridge CCC Construction Work, Workers

CCC Construction of Fire Lookout Tower [North Rim of Frijoles Canyon] CCC Construction, Cut Beams CCC Construction, Cut Beams CCC Construction of Bridge CCC Construction of Bridge CCC Construction of Bridge Entrance to Dining and Kitchen Units at Lodge

CCC Construction of Bridge CCC Construction of Bridge CCC Construction of Bridge Shaping Stones for Buildings, Frijoles Canyon, Visitor Center in Background


Furnishings


Personnel at Work [Furniture Making, Carpenter Shop, Frijoles Canyon] CCC - Handmade Bed CCC Furniture Construction


Landscaping

CCC Hotel Construction CCC Hotel Construction View of Lodge Cabins CCC Furniture Construction Hotel development - Cabin C.


Original CCC Camp


"First CCC Camp Picture" from North Side of Canyon Lowering of Flag - CCC Men at Attention, CCC camp Cooks, Drivers, Commanders in front of flagpole and barracks, CCC camp


Quarry

Cutting Tuff Boulder in Half with Handsaw - Rock Being Cut for Museum in Background Tuff Boulder Cut in Half with Handsaw [Frijoles Canyon] CCC Enrollees Working in the Rock Quarry [near Juniper Campground] Rock Quarry Near Juniper Campground Rock Quarry Project Rock Quarry with CCC Enrollees at Work – Mesa Top Quarry Near Juniper Campground


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