Green Timbers Forestry Station (Surrey, British Columbia)

Harold Schmidt photograph collection

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.282.3
File
1941-1943, 1946

The collection consists of photographs taken by Schmidt during his time in Alternative Service.

Schmidt, Harold J., 1920-2001

Clayton Burkholder photograph album

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9
File
1941-1944

The album consists of photographs taken or collected by Burkholder during his time in Alternative Service.

Burkholder, Clayton

Wes Brown photograph album

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.202.3
File
1941-1944

Album contains photographs taken or collected by Brown during his time as a conscientious objector in the Alternative Service program in Ontario and British Columbia.

Brown, Wes

Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2
File
[between 1941 and 1944]

Contains four photograph albums of Alternative Service camps. Photographs were taken or collected by Jesse B. Martin. A sample of photographs from these albums is described in the database. For the complete albums, see Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2 at the Mennonite Archives of Ontario.

Martin, J. B. ( Jesse Bauman), 1897-1974

Forest Nursery sign

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-48
Item
1942

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

Sign reads: "British Columbia Forest Service: Forest Nursery." This is the sign to the Green Timbers Forestry Station, a tree nursery. Alternative Service workers reported here to the "manning depot" before being assigned to one of the forestry camps.

Green Timbers buildings and field

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-47
Item
1942

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

Buildings and field at Green Timbers, the British Columbia Forest Service nursery

Alternative Service workers at Green Timbers

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-53
Item
1942

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

A group of Alternative Service workers preparing to leave Green Timbers.

Forest Nursery sign

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.202.3-48
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Wes Brown photograph album

Sign reads: "British Columbia Forest Service: Forest Nursery." This is the sign to the Green Timbers Forestry Station, a tree nursery. Alternative Service workers reported here to the "manning depot" before being assigned to one of the forestry camps.

Green Timbers buildings

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-46
Item
1942

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

Buildings at Green Timbers, the British Columbia Forest Service nursery

Men leaving Green Timbers

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.282.3-2
Item
1942

Part of Harold Schmidt photograph collection

Note on back of photo: "Again your lad leading his family into a bus before leaving Green Timbers. Sorry to say the children are not all present. Need your help as a mother. Ha." Group of conscientious objectors preparing to leave Green Timbers for Seymour Mountain Alternative Service Camp in British Columbia.

Alternative Service workers waiting at the Green Timbers office

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-3_2
Item
Jun 1942

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

Alternative Service workers reporting to the Green Timbers station for assignments.

Alternative Service workers cleaning Green Timbers

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-3_9
Item
Jun 1942

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

Caption in album reads: "The group that had to stay at Green Timbers for a few days - Ready to clean up the grounds."

Alternative Service workers leaving Green Timbers for Seymour camp

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-3_10
Item
Jun 1942

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

Caption in album reads: "Ready to leave Green Timbers for Seymour Camp, Dollarton, B.C. (About twelve miles from Vancouver)."

Tents for lodging at Green Timbers

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-3_4
Item
Jun 1942

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

Caption in album reads: "Tents for lodging. Notice the double roof." Alternative Service workers reported to Green Timbers in June 1942 for camp assignments.

Alternative Service workers in front of the Green Timbers wash house

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-3_6
Item
Jun 1942

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

Caption in album reads: "Wash house with shower bath. 1. Bruce Gowing, Preston; 2. Freeman Dungy, Windsor; 3. Edward [or Edgar?] Dyck, Preston; 4. Weins [or Wiens?]" Numbers correspond to numbers written on photograph.

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