On March 22, 2023, I received an email from Kathy Seitrich of Missouri concerning her father’s, Charles H. Bennett’s photographs. Bennett as she relayed to me was stationed at the Secret Valley CCC camp from January 1936 to January 1938. Of course, I was very interested, especially since one does not come across old photographs of  Secret Valley. Some ten days later I received a package containing three photograph albums.

The photographs are a treasure trove, not only of the scenes of the CCC camp, but Bennett’s various outings around the area. One such outing was to Litchfield, Wendel and Amedee. There are photographs of the repair work of the Eagle Lake siphon, as well as some scenes of Eagle Lake, which it should be noted the Lassen County Board of Supervisors lobbied for a CCC camp there, but was denied. Also what makes this collection special, is Bennett did a great job of labeling and dating the photographs. Now, I just need to overcome the technical difficulties with the computer/scanner issue,  but progress is in the making.  Stay tuned.

Tim

P..S. There are some photographs of the Oakland Bay Bridge under construction, which I could include in a Tuesday Tidbit, if any one is interested.