Title	Camp PX, Company 496
Description	A young man posing in front of merchandise in the PX of the 496th Civilian Conservation Corps Company. Various items are for sale in the stand, including tobacciana, pencils, key cases, candy, and chewing gum. Note: PX is an abbreviation for "Post Exchange." The term originated in the First World War.
Historical note	With the purpose of relieving unemployment, the Civilian Conservation Corps was created in 1933, and was expanded by Congress in 1937. During this expansion, the Civilian Conservation Corps added vocation training and remedial education programs. The Corps employed young men to perform structural improvements to bridges and roads; erosion and flood control; and various conservation work projects. The Corps was instrumental in the infrastructure of the Tennessee State Parks System and National Parks in Tennessee.
Date	approximately 1938
Creator	Spencer & Wyckoff
Place	Lexington (Tenn.)
Publisher	Spencer & Wyckoff
Publication place	Detroit (Mich.)
Collection name	RG 93, Civilian Conservation Corps Records
Accession number	RG 93
Education Tags	2.36 5.50 US.49 Civilian Conservation Corps New Deal The 1920s and the Great Depression
Subjects - LCSH	Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Concessions (Amusements, etc.)
Subjects - TGM	Storefronts Cigarettes Cigars Smokeless tobacco Tobacco Pipes Pencils Candy
Owning institution	Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#	35428
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
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