CPS Camp Number 060

CPS Camp Number 060

Technical Agency: Bureau of Reclamation

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 60, a Bureau of Reclamation base camp near Lapine, Oregon operated by the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), opened in December 1942. The camp continued for a little more than one year, when Selective Service converted it to a government operated camp, CPS Camp No. 128, in January 1944. The men built a dam on the upper Deschutes River.

CPS Camp No. 60
CPS Camp No. 60
Civilian Public Service camp 60, Lapine, Oregon. Cutting and sawing wood.
Box 2, Folder 1. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 60
CPS Camp No. 60, Lapine, Oregon
Civilian Public Service camp 60, Lapine, Oregon. Fighting fire.
Box 2, Folder 1. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 60
CPS Camp No. 60, Lapine, Oregon
Civilian Public Service camp 60, Lapine, Oregon. Assignee Becker doing camp laundry.
Box 2, Folder 1. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 60
CPS Camp No. 60
CPS Camp 60, Lapine, Oregon. 1943.
From the private collection of Clarence Leichty under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License
CPS Camp No. 60
CPS Camp No. 60
Civilian Public Service camp 60, Lapine, Oregon. Assignee Koehn operating Mangle.
Box 2, Folder 1. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 60
CPS Camp No. 60
Civilian Public Service camp 60, Lapine, Oregon. Felling trees with saw and axe. Project work at C.P.S. 60.
Box 2, Folder 1. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 60
CPS Camp No. 60
Civilian Public Service camp 60, Lapine, Oregon. Opening 15 miles of snow after a 21 inch continuous snowfall.
Box 2, Folder 1. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 60
CPS Camp No. 60
Civilian Public Service camp #60, Lapine, Oregon; mess hall
Digital image at Mennonite Church USA Archives, North Newton, Kansas
Date: ca. 1943
CPS Camp No. 60/No. 128
CPS Camp No. 60/No. 128
Camp Wickiup dormitory
Provided by David P. Himes, son of Philip J. Himes.
CPS Camp No. 60/No. 128
CPS Camp No. 60/No. 128
Earth-moving trucks at Camp Wickiup
Provided by David P. Himes, son of Philip J. Himes.

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  • Location: Lapine, Oregon | Opened: December 1942 | Closed: January 1944