Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Basketball players, CCC camp, Whitewater, 1940

The CCC experience wasn't all hard work. Enrollees had opportunities for recreation that included team sports, such as baseball, football, and basketball that pitted them against other camp teams. The young men pictured here played basketball for CCC Camp #2709, at Whitewater State Park near Plainview, Minnesota.

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1940
Identifer: location GV3.12 p89

Basketball players, CCC camp, Whitewater, 1940