Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; USGS; CCC
Pantry shelves filled with food was an unusual sight during the Depression. In cities all across America people stood in bread lines hoping to get a bite to eat. In Emery County people raised their own beef and produce and fared better than those...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; CCC
A crew of young men and their leaders working on Ferron Mountain. There were 200 boys in that camp the first year and 47 married girls from Emery County. The Civilian Conservation Corps throughout the United States built 125,000 miles of roads,...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; CCC
Company 959 working on Ferron Mountain under the direction of the Forest Service. The young men had to work very hard, and much of their work was done by hand.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; CCC
Men, dozer and truck moving dirt. Company 529 with a base camp in Castle Dale, worked on the San Rafael Swell for the Division of Grazing. They built roads, bridges, rock walls to stabalize streams and prevent erosion, etc. Their crowining...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps;. Company 529
Men, dozer and truck moving dirt. Company 529 with a base camp in Casle Dale, worked on the San Rafael Swell for the Division of Grazing. They built roads, bridges, rock walls to stabalize streams and prevent erosion, etc. Their crowining...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; Company San Rafael Bridge Dedication; Swinging Bridge; CCC
In 1937 the San Rafael Swinging Bridge was opened to the public after a formal dedication. There was a huge turnout for the occassion. Cattlemen and sheepmen furnished barbecued beef and mutton. A band played and three young men from the CCC...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; San Rafael Bridge Dedication; Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael River; Swinging Bridge; CCC
In 1937 the San Rafael Swinging Bridge was opened to the public after a formal dedication. There was a huge turnout for the occassion. Cattlemen and sheepmen furnished barbecued beef and mutton. A band played and three young men from the CCC...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; Jensen, Dermis
Dermis Jensen was a supervisor of the San Rafael Bridge Project with the CCCs Company 529. He took this photograph of a couple of young men at work. Summertime in the Swell is very hot. Young men had to wear their uniforms for activities at the...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; Jensen, Dermis; CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps allowed young men between the ages of 18-22 to join. The average age nation-wide was 18.5, so they were called "The CCC Boys." These young men are working with a pneumatic drill on the San Rafael Swell. Dermis Jensen, a...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael Bridge; Jensen, Dermis; CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps provided jobs for young men 18-22 years old. Company 529 was comprised mostly of boys from cities back east, with a few local boys as well. It also provided work for local men as supervisors, cooks, etc. Dermis...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Company 959; Wilson, Chris; Price, Owen; CCC
Owen Price has written the name Chris Wilson, Foreman, on this photograph of his CCC days. Most of the foremen, supervisors, and other jobs for adult men were filled by local men.
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Company 959; CCC Boys; Price, Owen; Uniforms
The Civilian Conservation Corps took young men from ages 18 - 22 years old. The average age nation wide was 18.5 years, so they were referred to as the CCC Boys. One former member recalls, "They must have had warehouses full of Army surplus...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Company 959; Price, Owen; Uniforms; CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps took young men from ages 18 - 22 years old. The average age nation wide was 18.5 years, so they were referred to as the CCC Boys. One former member recalls, "They must have had warehouses full of Army surplus...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; MK Tunnels; Cold War; Morrison Knudsen
Local men were employed in this top secret project known as the Government Tunnels until recently--now referred to as MK Tunnels. The interior of the tunnels was painted white and state of the art instruments were placed within the shafts to...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Joe's Office; Cliff Dweller; USGS
C.T. Lupton of the United States Geological Survey took this photo of Joe Swasey in front of the cave that the Swaseys first called the "Cliffdweller." This massive rock has a cozy little cave near its base that provided shelter to the Swasey...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Sid's Leap
Probably the most famous stories regarding the Swaseys and their horses was a time when Charlie wagered a herd of cattle with his brother Sid, that Sid's horse "Socks" could not jump a deep, narrow gorge called the Black Box. The walls of rock are...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Cliff Dweller; Joe's Office
This is a relatively recent photograph of the Cliff Dweller. The wood floor is no longer there. It shows the cave is not very deep, but did provide shelter for the Swaseys and others. It is about six to eight feet deep and twelve feet wide. The...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #3. "In the 1870s, young men were sent out with herds of cattle and horses, at times returning to civilization after years on the...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Uranium Mining; Mines
Don Bryant took a photograph of his brother Dave standing at the mouth of this Uranium Mine Tunnel located high in the cliffs over looking the Muddy Creek area. The photographer believes it was the radon gas inside the mine that came through blue...