Companies of the Fort Missoula CCC District
Companies of the Fort Missoula CCC District
First hand accounts can be some of the most valuable resources for leaning about history. The leaders of the Civilian Conservation Corps understood the historic nature of their project, and asked each company to create a Pictorial Review book, a sort of yearbook that documented a company's work life and work. Corpsmen received completed copies of these Pictorial Review books to keep, and many added their own candid photographs or solicited signatures from their friends in the company to include in their books.This database includes 25 Pictorial Review books made by companies across Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. Each book has been digitized, and its contents transcribed for easier reading and searchability. Use the map below to select a camp and learn more about the company that created its Pictorial Review book while stationed there. Mouse over the map to see a pop-up about each company, and click the blue company number on each pop-up to go to that company's page.
About the CCC Pictorial Review Books
Each company put together their own pictorial review book, following basic guidelines. As a result, although each volume contains similar content, the order in which they are arranged and the ways in which the content is laid out on the page vary from book to book. Each book contains:- The name and site number of the camp at which the book was created
- Names, ranks, and portraits of the commanding officers and lead project staff of a company
- Group photos of the entire company, with roster lists underneath
- A written company history
- Photos of the work projects that the company worked on at that camp
- "Around the camp" candid photographs
- Spike camp photographs and rosters
- Company awards such as "most likeable", "camp grouch", etc. with accompanying names and portraits
Additional Resources
As well as the camps featured in the Pictorial Review Books, we also have collected images from other CCC camps across Montana. See a gallery of photographs here: Photo Gallery.See a full listing of the CCC men included in this database: Men of the CCC.
Do you have a Pictorial Review Book created in either Montana or the Fort Missoula District that is not included in this database? If you would like to see it included in this database, contact us about adding it in!
Credits and acknowledgments
The Museum at Fort Missoula acknowledges that we are in the homelands of the Salish and Kalispel people. We offer our respect for their history and culture, and for their wisdom in caring for this place for the generations to come.This project was created by HMFM staff. GIS mapping and projection provided by Kim Kresan. Additional help in creating this project provided by Beverly Guido-Deutsch and Regina Huff. This collection of Pictorial Reviews was gathered and provided to the museum by William Sharp, a local Missoula historian.
All images used in this exhibit are part of HMFM's permanent collection. Please see our Image Usage Rights page for details on rights and reproduction.