During a visit to the United States of America in 1939, King George VI (1895-1952) met President Franklin Roosevelt (1882-1945). The meeting was organised with the intention of strengthening relations and alliances between Britain and the United States of America to prepare for the possible advent of war. During the visit, Roosevelt presented George VI with an album of photographs portraying the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Following the Great Depression, Roosevelt established the CCC in 1933 with the aim of providing work for young unemployed and unmarried men. The work focused on conserving areas of natural and historical importance and included reforestation projects, heritage construction and archaeological digs. This photograph portrays a young CCC archaeological cataloguer.