hirsca Posted March 20, 2013 Share #26 Posted March 20, 2013 Did not know this thread existed. I think that it is something that needs more collector attention. Certainly a very important part of our history during the Great Depression leading up to WW2. CCC and Soil Conservation Service, a sister organization. Thanks, Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted July 3, 2013 Share #27 Posted July 3, 2013 Here are mine Garth. I really love the Lufkin Texas patch. That is the next town over from where I grew up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardstripe Posted July 3, 2013 Share #28 Posted July 3, 2013 I have a modest CCC collection of about 100 items, mostly chevrons and specialty marks. I am currently writing a collector's guide and am looking for images of various CCC insignia. I have a draft of my CCC collector's guide and am up to about 70 pages. I have images of over 125 chevrons, 30 shield patches, 35 other patches, and approximately 200 Company patches. I would love to have photos of your items. Would it be possible for each of you to send me photos of your CCC Items? I would need them in at least 180 DPI so they will look good when printed. If you send me images I will include a photo credit for each item. Garth, I spoke with you at the ASMIC convention last year but lost track of your contact info. I should have known you would be on this forum. Anyway, I have a draft of my CCC collector's guide and am up to about 70 pages. I have images of over 125 chevrons, 30 specialty insignia, 30 shield patches, 35 other patches, and approximately 200 Company patches. Please PM me for details. Hardstripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardstripe Posted July 3, 2013 Share #29 Posted July 3, 2013 I have one response to my request for images. I am attaching page 1-2 of my draft. I will attach photos of my collection in another post. Page 1-2.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardstripe Posted July 3, 2013 Share #30 Posted July 3, 2013 Here is most of my collection. I have approximately 12 new items I have not added. CCC in My Collection 1 1.pdf CCC in My Collection 1 2.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardstripe Posted July 3, 2013 Share #31 Posted July 3, 2013 Here are the final two pages of my collection. They can be viewed using Adobe Reader. CCC in My Collection 1 3.pdf CCC in My Collection 1 4.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted July 4, 2013 Share #32 Posted July 4, 2013 Wow! You have an amazing collection. I was looking through old photos on line. It seems as if most folks had bare sleeves.... I would say about 98%. Also I have only found one photo of a member in a full dress service uniform. Were these optional? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardstripe Posted July 4, 2013 Share #33 Posted July 4, 2013 I am not sure if there was a Dress Uniform prior to 1939. CCC Uniform regs are hard to find. I do have a reprint of the 1939 regs that prescribed the forest green uniforms. Anybody have any documentation on CCC insignia or uniforms prior to 1939? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardstripe Posted July 5, 2013 Share #34 Posted July 5, 2013 Here are the CCC Items I received recently. CCC in My Collection 1.pdf CCC in My Collection 2.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #35 Posted July 12, 2013 I am not sure if there was a Dress Uniform prior to 1939. CCC Uniform regs are hard to find. I do have a reprint of the 1939 regs that prescribed the forest green uniforms. Anybody have any documentation on CCC insignia or uniforms prior to 1939? Dennis, Here is an original 1938 soft cover regulations from a camp in Iowa with an illustration as to the placement of insignia. Garth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #36 Posted July 12, 2013 The CCC was divided into corps areas roughly equivalent to the US Army Service Commands of WW2. I have added a note on how to interpret the camp numbers. Some can be identified on this website: http://ccclegacy.org/CCC_Camp_Lists.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #37 Posted July 12, 2013 The basic mackinaw type winter jacket used by the CCC. Bob Chatt tells me there is another version made from plaid lumberjack type material. The PBS program, the American Experience Civilian Conservation Corps, has a young man wearing a jacket like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #38 Posted July 12, 2013 The post 1939 work shirt with stripes for Assistant Leader. These stripes replaced the chevron system with the introduction of the new Spruce Green uniform. I have only ever seen one of these uniforms in the flesh. It was in a small museum in upstate New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #39 Posted July 12, 2013 Uniform shirt for Assistant Leader Truck Driver Camp 2539 Bear River Bird Refuge Brigham Utah 10/22/1935 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #40 Posted July 12, 2013 More of the same shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #41 Posted July 12, 2013 Close up of the patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #42 Posted July 12, 2013 Foreman shirt from Camp 737 Burns Oregon Project BF-1 Federal Game Reserve. The specialty mark in unidentified as of yet but is not for a cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #43 Posted July 12, 2013 Close up of the insignia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #44 Posted July 12, 2013 My camp patch collection so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #45 Posted July 12, 2013 Chevrons, specialty marks, misc insignia and a few more camp patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #46 Posted July 12, 2013 Souvenir pennant, another type of camp patch which was not more of a jacket patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #47 Posted July 12, 2013 Finally a CCC overseas cap, basically a WW1 US Army overseas hat with CCC insignia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share #48 Posted July 12, 2013 The other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted July 13, 2013 Share #49 Posted July 13, 2013 Garth, Fantastic stuff! That is a great collection you have of CCC insignia! That emblem on post 42 & 43 to me, looks like a quill pen. I notice in your link to that CCC website leaves out Hawaii. Do you know of any Hawaii CCC Camps & operations? I wonder because I have an old embroidered-on-wool Waialua Hawaii patch for CCC. I have to figure out where it is and then take a photo and post it on here. Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share #50 Posted July 13, 2013 Garth, Fantastic stuff! That is a great collection you have of CCC insignia! That emblem on post 42 & 43 to me, looks like a quill pen. I notice in your link to that CCC website leaves out Hawaii. Do you know of any Hawaii CCC Camps & operations? I wonder because I have an old embroidered-on-wool Waialua Hawaii patch for CCC. I have to figure out where it is and then take a photo and post it on here. Jon. Jon, The quill pen is an excellent idea, I hadn't thought of that. All the territories: Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands had CCC camps. Would love to see yours from Hawaii. Garth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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