CPS Camp Number 046

CPS Camp Number 046

Technical Agency: Soil Conservation Service<

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 46, a Soil Conservation Service base camp at Big Flats, New York operated by the American Friends Service Committee, opened in August 1942. When the American Friends Service Committee withdrew from CPS in April 1946, the Selective Service operated the camp until it closed in October 1946. The men worked to control soil erosion.

CPS Camp No. 46
CPS Camp No. 46, Big Flats, New York
Project lunch (outside) at Painted Post Nursery, March 1944
Digital Image from American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Date: March, 1944
CPS Camp No. 46
CPS Camp No. 46
Aerial photograph of camp locale, Big Flats, New York. 1944.
Digital Image from American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
CPS Camp No. 46
CPS Camp No. 46
Group of men watching a ball game. Big Flats, New York. Man in center of photo with glasses is Max Kampelman; he later became chief arms control negotiator for President Reagan.
Digital Image from American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
CPS Camp No. 46
CPS Camp No. 46
Soil conservation – seedlings against erosion. Big Flats, New York. A major project at Big Flats Camp, N.Y., is the preparation of grass seeds and tree seedlings which are distributed along the eastern seaboard by U.S. Forest Service to prevent soil erosion. Here CPS men are harvesting grass from which seeds will be extracted.
Digital Image from American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Units:

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  • Location: Big Flats, New York | Opened: August 1942 | Closed: October 1946