Clarence L. Coffman, Simpson Springs Pony Express Monument 87

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Title Clarence L. Coffman, Simpson Springs Pony Express Monument 87
Identifier 39222001293344
Publisher Utah State Historical Society
Camp DG-154 Simpson Springs Camp; DG-28 Clover Creek Camp
Company Company 2517
Date of Photograph 1940-1941
Date 1940; 1941
Spatial Coverage Vernon, Tooele County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5784165
Subject Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Pony Express National Historic Trail; Monuments; Employees
Description Image shows two CCC enrollees posing for a photograph in front of Pony Express Marker No. 87, west of Vernon, Tooele County, Utah. This marker was built in 1940 by members of CCC Company 2517 from Camp DG-154, Simpson Springs. The men pictured may have been working from the Clover Creek Camp, also in Tooele County.
Comment The Simpson Springs and Clover Creek CCC Camps worked in conjunction with the U. S. Division of Grazing (DG or G). Clarence L. Coffman, the donor of this photo, was enrolled in the CCC between 1939-41. He worked at the Provo River, Woods Cross, and Clover Creek Camps.
Creator Utah State Historical Society
Rights Management Digital Image © 2003 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding Institution Utah State Historical Society
Collection Compiler Roger Roper, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
Relation https://history.utah.gov/finding-aids/data/B01456/B1456.xml
Source Format Black and white, 35 mm negative
Source Donors Clarence L. Coffman
Source Donation Date 1993-2003
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Format Creation Image scanned on Creo-Scitex Jazz+ Flatbed Scanner at TIFF: 800 ppi resolution and 8-bit grayscale. Dimensions are JPEG: 700 x 556 pixels.
Scanned By Digital Technologies, Marriott Library, University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6j38qjd
Source Mss B 1456; Civilian Conservation Corps Collection; Clarence L. Coffman Folder
Setname dha_ccc
ID 427224
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j38qjd