Green Timbers Forestry Station (Surrey, British Columbia)

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

Ward Shuh, Ed Weber, Len Witmer, and Fred Cressman at Green Timbers

CA MAO Hist.Mss.137.6-006
Item
1942-08

Ward Shuh, Ed Weber, Len Witmer, and Fred Cressman, all wearing new "dog tags," at Green Timbers Manning Depot near New Westminster, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Ward Shuh, Ed Weber, Len Witmer—wearing new dog tags—at Green Timbers." Caption on back of photo reads: "Ward, Eddy, Len and myself in front of our tent at Green Timber; 8/42."

Alternative Service workers waiting to go to C4 camp

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-3_7
Item
Jun 1942

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

Caption in album reads: "Waiting for buses to go to Vancouver and take boat to Victoria on Island. The paper bags contain their dinner. [Illegible words] boat trip to Island." Fred Cressman's photo album indicates that this group is bound for C4 (Langford) camp. Cressman identifies the men (left to right): Elias Brubacher, Tobias Bowman, Joe Banyai, Melvin Kropf, Melvin Burkhart, Blake Snider, Clayton Wismer, Walter Keffer, Nyal Shantz, Ward Shuh, Len Witmer, Mervin Wismer, Willard Geiger, Rufus Jutzi, Bill Eunson, Munro Jutzi, Raymond Good, Carl Zimmerman, Clifford Cressman, Irvin Weber, John Fretz, Fred Cressman, Clayton Burkholder. Ed Weber is absent from the photo.

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

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

Alternative Service workers boarding bus for camps

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-3_8
Item
Jun 1942

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

Caption in album reads: "The busses that transported the boys to boat - First group going to Island."

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 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)."

Alternative Service workers reporting to Green Timbers

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-3_1
Item
Jun 1942

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

Caption in album reads: "Line up for registration and receiving tag number."

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 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.

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.