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Photos from Jack Kirchgesler

Jack Kirchgesler is a name familiar to motorcycle enthusiasts. Jack owned the first Harley-Davidson dealership in the Black Hills area. It's been said that he and J.C. (Clarence) "Pappy" Hoel had friendly rivalry.

Here are some photos from Jack Kirchgesler's CCC days. He was with company 1791 at Camp Custer. Kirchgesler may have spent time at Orman Dam as some of the photos suggest.

Jack Kirchgesler and Macot

Jack's enrollment

Jack Kirchgesler

Posts Peeled

2 trucks and snow

sortin excess clothes

Truck Driver

CCC Men

REO Speedwagon, USFS

safety first sign, truck

Compnay 1791 Truck

trucks and going to work

Jack Kirchgesler with two men

chow time away from camp

chow wagon

carry log

logs - truck - men

more cooperation in log moving

skinning trees in woods

winter in the woods

Lunch for logging crew

baseball on the home field

1st Sgt Swearingen

camp lake dam

Camp Fruitdale

Orman Dam

Water at the dam

Camp Horse Creek

Camp Custer

Barracks, bedrolls

Barracks, beds

dining hall, man at parade rest

education room

education room

interior barracks, stoves, men

rec room

cabin - Camp Custer

camp and lake

camp in snow

camp without snow

fire at camp

garage fire

men bottom of quarry

men in quarry

men in quarry, tracks

mill

quarry 3

quarry with ore car on tracks

working in quarry

2 men, victory

belt-line

cookin' crew

Frank Johnson

men in line

CCC Men

motley crew

new recruits

on top Black Hills

It's been said that he and Pappy Hoel had friendly rivalry.

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