CPS Camp Number 111

CPS Camp Number 111

Technical Agency: Bureau of Reclamation

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 111, a Bureau of Reclamation camp in Mancos, Colorado operated by the Selective Service System, opened in July 1943 and closed in February 1946. In this first government operated camp, the men performed work utilizing a variety of skills to construct a dam, clear a reservoir site, and improve irrigation systems to open ten thousand acres of farm land.

CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111, Mancos Colorado.
Camp looking to southwest; Mesa Verde Park, site of ancient cliff dwellings, in distance.
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CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111, Mancos Colorado.
Early excavation work at damsite, July 1943.
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Date: July 1943
CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111
Mancos, Colorado.
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C.P.S. G.I., CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111, Mancos, Colorado
C.P.S. G.I. cartoon
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, via email on May 29, 2012
Kenny Whitson and Budd Steinhilber at Camp 111, Mancos, Colorado
CPS Camp No. 111, Mancos, Colorado
Kenny Whitson and Budd Steinhilber at Camp 111
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on June 2, 2012
Mancos Work Camp Rec. Hall, 111
CPS Camp No. 111, Mancos, Colorado
Lineup in the Rec. Hall waiting for the Co-op window to open. Budd Steinhilber is second from the left. 1945.
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on June 2, 2012
Mancos Camp 111
CPS Camp No. 111, Mancos, Colorado
Mancos Camp. Budd Steinhilber is on the far left in the picture on the left and on the far right in the middle picture.
Photo submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on June 2, 2012
CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111
The night the machine shop burned down.
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on August 7, 2012
CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111
Dormitories at CPS Camp No. 111
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on August 7, 2012
Date: 1944
CPS Camp No. 111
CPS Camp No. 111
Elevation 8,500 ft. Mt. Hesperus peaking over right horizon.
Submitted by Budd Steinhilber's daughter, Julie, on August 7, 2012

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  • Location: Mancos, Colorado | Opened: July 1943 | Closed: February 1946