Conscientious objectors

A group picture of the Mennonite men in Alternative Service

CA MHC 686-185.0
Item
[between 1911-1918]

Part of Jacob Dick Alternative Service in Russia Photo Collection

This photograph shows a group of 16 young men serving in the Alternative Forestry Service in Russia. They are posed in their uniforms in front of one of the buildings. The two men reclining on the ground are wearing white aprons. The photograph is stamped on the reverse, possibly with the name of the Forstei or maybe the photographer? The name Edgar R., written in pencil, also appears on the back. This photograph is mounted on decorated matting 282 x 222 cm. OS

A hike along the lake

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-42
Item
1942

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

Alternative Service workers on the shore of Lake Superior. Caption on back reads: "A hike along the lake."

A horse, cart, and group of men in forestry service

CA MHC PP-14-Photo 088-127.0
Item
1913

Part of Peter J. Dyck (1878-1947) and John P. Dyck (1901-1990) family fonds

This photo shows a group of men from the forestry service in Russia, standing behind a horse and cart, with a gazebo and other buildings in the background. David Friesen is bringing the daily report to the forester.

A hot snag during a forest fire

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.3-35
Item
[1942 or 1943]

Part of Wilson Hunsberger photograph album

Caption in album reads: "Fighting a forest fire: a hot snag." A snag is a burned or dead tree.

A lake and a rocky shore

CA CMBS NP212-01-56
Item
[ca. 1942]

Part of Otto Dick conscientious objector photo collection

This photo is of a lake and its rocky shore along the left side.

Dick, Otto, 1919-2009

A large collage of the portraits of men in the Forestry Service

CA MHC 686-187.0
Item
1912

Part of Jacob Dick Alternative Service in Russia Photo Collection

This large collage is titled on top in Russian with the date 1912. Besides the portraits of the service men serving on the forestry camp it also includes the Russian men who were in charge of this camp and an outdoor view of the camp. The names of the persons in Russian are:
Top row, Left Column: J. G. Kornelson, P. A. Fast, I. I. Duerksen, P. G. Hiebert, D. P. Braun, P. W. Huebner, G. T. Rueger. Centre Column: S. M. Tschabn, K. U. Clevinski, G. G. Timtchenko. Right Column: M. A. Dick, G. P. Koop, G. G. Warkentin, G. A. Duerksen, K. I. Dyck, G. A. Klassen, D. D. Balzer.

Second Row, Left Column: G. I. Goertz, G. G. Rempel, D. J. Froese, D. G. Epp, M. J. Neufeld, I. J. Dick, J. I. Hamm. Right Column: P. J. Giesbrecht, N. N. Schmidt, I. I. Mathies, K. K. Plett, D. P. Voth, J. A. Reimer, A. A. Boldt,
Third Row, Left Column: A. J. Thiessen, G. J. Thiessen, P. G. Unrau, J. G. Rempel, K. G. Wittenberg, G. G. Pankratz, A. T. Janzen. Centre Column: B. U. Fast, B. I. Klassen, M. I. Holz. Right Column: I. J. Goossen, J. I. Hiebert, K. K. Mierau, I. D. Koslowski, I. J. Wiebe, A. K. Neudorf, G. D. Goerzen.
Fourth Row, Left Column: ? Warkentin, D. B. Goertz, M. M Heidebrecht, A. A. Lepp, I. W. Dyck, I. W. Baerg, P. I. Wiebe, G. I. Loewen. Centre Column: K. G. Spenst, G. G. Schroeder, G. G. Wiens, I. I. Warkentin, I. P. Berg. Right Column: P. I. Friesen, G. I. Loewen, I. I. Krueger, P. A. Dyck, I. I. Richert, P. P. Friesen, G. K. Enns.
Fifth Row, Left Column: I. D. Hiebert, G. A. Dyck, G. M. Franz, P. D. Braun, J. K. De Fehr, G. G. Schellenberg, I. G. Voth, I. D. Janzen. Centre Column: I. G. Teichroeb, F. J. Legien, P. G. Dick, I. J. Duerksen, P. G. Friesen. Right Column: I. G. Voth, K. I. Hildebrand, A. P.Wohlgemut, A. P. Krueger, G. P. Harder, J. J. Wiens, P. D. Klassen, D. J. Hamm.
Sixth Row, Left Column: I.G. Fast, A. A. Klassen, G. P. Klassen, P. I. Drieger, G. J. Rogalski, P. I. Buller, P.D. Dyck, J. D. Driedger. Right Column: K. I. Toews, J. J. Boldt, I. A. Born, G. P. Becker, G. P. Goerz, J. J. Mathies, J. K. Berg, P. J. Pankratz.
Seventh Row, Left Column: P. A. Klassen, J. J. Friesen, D. P. Voth, A. P. Enns, I. A. Teichroeb, K. I. Dick, K. J. Keller, G. K. Heidebrecht. Centre Column: Landscape. Right Column: N. I. Fast, G. I. Wall, J. I. Dick, J. G. Klassen, J. A. Bueckert, D. I. Sawatski, G. J. Epp, A. A. Willms.
Eight Row, Left Column: I. I. Goerzen, A. J. Stobbe, G. I. Dick, A. A. Enns, I. I. Dick, P. J. Harms, I. I. Peters, J. P. Schreoder. Right Column: P. A. Froese, I. J. Franz, B. J. Falk, I. I. Goerzen, J. J. Abrahams, J. A. Loewen, N. N. Peters, J. J. Enns.
Ninth Row, Left Column: P. F. Loewen, F. I. Lepp, G. J. Epp, A. A. Rempel, I. K. Janzen, I. A. Enns. Centre Column: K. E. Bergen, A. J. Dyck, G. G. Wiens, F. J. Bergen. Right Column: J. K. Goerzen, B. T. Voth, I. G. Warkentin, P. P. Unger, D. I. Boldt, ?, ?, G. I. Rempel.

OS

A large tent on the field

CA CMBS NP212-01-74
Item
[ca. 1942]

Part of Otto Dick conscientious objector photo collection

This is a photo of a large tent on a field.

Dick, Otto, 1919-2009

A large tree in the forest and 3 young ladies.

CA MHC 686-142.0
Item
[between 1911-1918]

Part of Jacob Dick Alternative Service in Russia Photo Collection

This photograph shows a very large tree in a forest, with 3 unidentified young ladies perched on the branches and the trunk of the tree . This photograph also appears in the book by Lawrence Klipppenstein and Jacob Dick, Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia on page 63 which is the section on the Forestry Service. The caption reads "How did the ladies get up there?"