February 1, 1937

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Outdoors in the Garden State

This U.S. Interior Department film shows young men in the Civilian Conservation Corps doing infrastructure and maintenance work in New… read more

This U.S. Interior Department film shows young men in the Civilian Conservation Corps doing infrastructure and maintenance work in New Jersey state parks. The conservation work was part of a Great Depression-era program to develop a nationwide system of state parks and to expand and improve public open spaces in the United States. close

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Department of the InteriorDepartment of the Interior

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Program ID:: 508912-1
Category:: Vignette
Format:: Vignette
Location:: Paterson, New Jersey, United States
First Aired:: Feb 20, 2021 | 10:49pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Feb 27, 2021 | 8:51am EST | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

Feb 20, 2021 | 10:49pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 21, 2021 | 4:49pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 22, 2021 | 2:50am EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 27, 2021 | 8:51am EST | C-SPAN 3

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