CPS Camp Number 111

CPS Camp Number 111

Technical Agency: Bureau of Reclamation

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 111, a Bureau of Reclamation camp in Mancos, Colorado operated by the Selective Service System, opened in July 1943 and closed in February 1946. In this first government operated camp, the men performed work utilizing a variety of skills to construct a dam, clear a reservoir site, and improve irrigation systems to open ten thousand acres of farm land.

CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111
Loading up trucks to head back to the project. [John] Budd Steinhilber in foreground. Man behind Budd, George Barbarow[?]. Far left is Forrest Leever.
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on August 7, 2012
CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111
Bunk area of Lloyd "Tex" McManus (at left).
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on August 7, 2012
CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111
Budd Steinhilber, Carl Nocke, Carl Huber, and Trent May. All four had been in Petersburg before transfer to Mancos Camp 111.
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on August 7, 2012
CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111
Steel re-bar bending crew. Budd Steinhilber is doing the heavy work on the bending lever (left), while the Amburgy brothers (Wayne and Claude) in the captain's hats, and others look on.
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on August 7, 2012
CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111
More reinforcing bar bending. This assignment lasted for months.
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on August 7, 2012
CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111
Mack Shellabarger demonstrates that government issue pants are rarely tailored for fine fit. Lloyd "Tex" McManus sticking his head out truck window.
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on August 7, 2012
CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111
Heading back to work through the snow after lunch break.
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on August 7, 2012
Date: 1945
CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111
Waiting for mess to open for lunch. Foreground left: Hank Turek (Norman's old penmate). Center: Hank Baine (wide brim), just opposite him is Orville Wellman with the goatee.
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on August 7, 2012

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