- 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
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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
Ward Shuh, Ed Weber, Len Witmer, and Fred Cressman at Green Timbers
Part of Fred Cressman photograph album
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."
Tents for lodging at Green Timbers
Caption in album reads: "Tents for lodging. Notice the double roof." Alternative Service workers reported to Green Timbers in June 1942 for camp assignments.
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.
Lining up for Sunday dinner at Green Timbers
Caption in album reads: "Ready for Sunday dinner June 7, 1942. Dining hall and kitchen."
Jesse B. Martin photograph albums
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
Harold Schmidt photograph collection
The collection consists of photographs taken by Schmidt during his time in Alternative Service.
Schmidt, Harold J., 1920-2001
Green Timbers buildings and field
Buildings and field at Green Timbers, the British Columbia Forest Service nursery
Buildings at Green Timbers, the British Columbia Forest Service nursery
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.
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.
Clayton Burkholder photograph album
The album consists of photographs taken or collected by Burkholder during his time in Alternative Service.
Burkholder, Clayton
Alternative Service workers waiting to go to C4 camp
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.
Alternative Service workers waiting at the Green Timbers office
Alternative Service workers reporting to the Green Timbers station for assignments.
Alternative Service workers reporting to Green Timbers
Caption in album reads: "Line up for registration and receiving tag number."