This photo shows some of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers assigned to Camp 722 in Hovland taking a break to play some basketball against a Ft. William, Canada team. The photo is from the collection of Joe Spitznagle, the educational advisor assigned to the camp. It is annotated “The gang at Pigeon River – March 1937.”
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