Used in CM 8-33-1. 12 young people (6 men, 6 women) attended the B. of Christian Service orientation in Newton, Ka. The men are in alternative service. See CM for their names & where they served.
A group of men during their time of Alternative Service. Jakob Bergen, Elvera’s father is seated, the 3rd from the left. The man seated 1st at the left may by Martin Duerksen, brother-in-law of Jakob Bergen. This is one of four pictures which he sent home to the family while working in Alternative Service during WW I. See M2004Goe # 3, 4, and 5 which are related to Alternative Service.
Negative also. Used in CM 6-16-4. A young man doing his alternative service at the National Inst. of Health at Bethesda, Md. undergoes a test as a control patient. in a scientific experiement.
This photo is of one of the three large buildings at the Brandon Mental Hospital where conscientious objectors worked in WWII. The facility was closed in 1998.
On photo reverse: C. O. Camp, left to right: Joe Mattishaw (foreman), Abram Watson (Timekeeper), Bill Herbert, John Friesen, Clyde Woolard and myself. Taken on a sunday morning.