tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post53459133855388727..comments2024-03-28T16:48:30.746-04:00Comments on When I was 69: This week on SSBarbara Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-84259917001411869452014-04-14T08:18:17.514-04:002014-04-14T08:18:17.514-04:00Maybe my post has a misleading connection. My par...Maybe my post has a misleading connection. My parents and uncle were visitors to Garner State Park, before it officially opened, but as far as I know they were just taking pictures of the camp. I have never heard that any of them were in the CCC. It's possible of course. The other pics were from the internet, which I forgot to say.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-81079525728101014472014-04-13T22:48:40.627-04:002014-04-13T22:48:40.627-04:00My uncle served in the CCC. I don't think many...My uncle served in the CCC. I don't think many people appreciate how important it was in our nation's recovery effort during the Great Depression. And of course much of our Blue Ridge Parkway and National State parkland was built by thousands of men like your dad. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-17678399057981313702014-04-12T12:41:59.779-04:002014-04-12T12:41:59.779-04:00I wouldn't mind staying in a cabin like that. ...I wouldn't mind staying in a cabin like that. It looks like a Wendy House doesn't it?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-61190537241982048822014-04-12T07:14:57.056-04:002014-04-12T07:14:57.056-04:00I agree with Postcardy. Love the photo of your da...I agree with Postcardy. Love the photo of your dad relaxing in the tree.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-14387184645669823472014-04-11T20:31:23.590-04:002014-04-11T20:31:23.590-04:00Your father's position the tree doesn't lo...Your father's position the tree doesn't look very safe, but it does make an interesting picture.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-26398555945062679312014-04-11T14:29:04.577-04:002014-04-11T14:29:04.577-04:00Your father's pose is very cool, as is the cut...Your father's pose is very cool, as is the cute little babe next to the heap of stuff! Great post, thanks.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-58198432218455845732014-04-11T12:16:07.274-04:002014-04-11T12:16:07.274-04:00The small houses were better than what they found ...The small houses were better than what they found if they were picking crops.<br /><br />I would have fallen right off of that limb your father is lounging on.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-40644168563848584372014-04-11T09:36:52.223-04:002014-04-11T09:36:52.223-04:00Those CCC barracks were certainly not built for co...Those CCC barracks were certainly not built for comfort, and I'm sure that's why the workers were outside as often as they could be. I imagine someone had used that field for raising crops before the engineers threw up the barracks. Fortunately (my opinion) they don't survive still, but the cabins do.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-36639391474857502922014-04-11T09:05:36.250-04:002014-04-11T09:05:36.250-04:00Nothing -- nothing!-- can top that shot of your fa...Nothing -- nothing!-- can top that shot of your father lying on the tree limb! What a treasure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-16958358623732529772014-04-11T08:25:02.119-04:002014-04-11T08:25:02.119-04:00The CCC camp looks like a bunch of Monopoly houses...The CCC camp looks like a bunch of Monopoly houses.<br /><br />And your father in that tree -- great balance! Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-81872767547790012722014-04-11T07:25:28.236-04:002014-04-11T07:25:28.236-04:00I have come across the CCC before in Sepia Saturda...I have come across the CCC before in Sepia Saturday blogs. I suppose it coincided with the time that amateur photography became a viable hobby for ordinary people and it was also an important adventure in people's lives.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-16229018194861042332014-04-11T02:25:53.445-04:002014-04-11T02:25:53.445-04:00Glad to see the newer cabins are built in the tree...Glad to see the newer cabins are built in the trees. The others, out in the hot sun, couldn't have been that comfortable. Then again, they were a shelter plain & simple! Great picture of your father laying on that branch in the tree!La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-7495788596671698652014-04-10T23:21:51.541-04:002014-04-10T23:21:51.541-04:00As soon as I saw that photo of the car and trailer...As soon as I saw that photo of the car and trailer parked by the side of the road, I immediately thought of John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" - such a dramatic shot. Thanks for sharing these old photos from your father's album.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.com