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| Title | Camp Icicle, Civilian Conservation Corps, Leavenworth, ca. 1937 |
| Photographer | Kinsey, Clark |
| Date | ca. 1937 |
| Notes | Caption on image: Camp Icicle, F-29, Co. 6436. James C. Wilkins, Commanding. Kinsey Photo No. 3
PH Coll 516.5538 |
| Contextual Notes | Leavenworth is on the Wenatchee River twenty miles northwest of Wenatchee in south central Chelan County. It on the site of an Indian village. In 1891, a settlement was established under the name Icicle. In 1892, the town was plotted by and named for Capt. C. F. Leavenworth, who operated Leavenworth Townsite Company.
Company 6436's technical service or division designation was F-29, which indicates that it was assigned to work with the U.S. Forest Service.
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| Subjects (LCTGM) | Barracks--Washington (State)--Leavenworth
Work camps--Washington (State)--Leavenworth
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Camp Icicle (Leavenworth, Wash.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--Facilities--Washington (State)--Leavenworth
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| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Chelan County--Leavenworth |
| Digital Collection | Clark Kinsey Photographs
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| Order Number | CKK01075 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Negative Number | C. Kinsey 5538
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Clark Kinsey Photograph Collection. PH Coll 516
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| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin, b/w ; 11 x 14 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x512 ppi. 2003. |
