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This photograph shows the sadly neglected Botanical Gardens in Georgia which the Mennonite Medical workers had enjoyed when they served in this area during World War I. This recent photograph also appears on page 163 of Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick.

This photo is of four men working in the forest. One is holding a large bow saw, one holding a large log, and two working together to hammer a spike into a log.

This photo is of a long dirt road in the middle of a forest with no people or machines in the image.

This photo is of a truck that has become stuck. A man is unloading the dump truck.

This photo is of a well-constructed log cabin, which could be a home or office (park ranger office and residence?), with two lamp posts, hedges, driveway, and well-maintained landscaping.

This is a picture of a few tents in a CO camp with a stand of trees in the background and a grassy opening in the foreground.

Caption on back reads: "A steel-head salmon Raymond Good caught on the Robison [Robertson] river." Ray Good is possibly the man on the left.

This photograph shows a large group of men posed in front of some bare trees, alongside a light colored coffin on a stand, all without their caps on. A German note in the front reads: "? Plett, died in the South Coast Forestry Camp. The son of a Molotschna bishop. 1916. In the Crimean mountains outside of Yalta. The address of P.J. Sawatzky is noted on the reverse, R.R. #2, Ruthven, Ont. This photo also appears on page 146 of the book by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia.

This photo shows (l-r): G.G. Dueck (later of Springstein, Manitoba), Gerhard Dueck (Neuenburg), Jacob Janzen, Nicolai Rempel, and another Jacob Janzen.

This photograph shows a group of 11 unidentified Alternative Forestry Service men in their uniforms posing outside alongside a building. Seven are seated and 4 are standing. This photograph can also be seen in Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, on page 134.

This photo shows a group of eleven men outside their "house", taken on a Sunday.

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.

This photo shows a group of conscientious objectors around a large tree stump which they presumably have cut. Some men are standing, while others are lying on the ground. The men include: Cornie Reimer, John Bock, Abe Schelleberg, Jake Dyck, Cornie Doell, E.P. Friesen and Jake Fehr.

This is a photo of 10 men posing in the forest on a log. Identified are (left to right): [last row] Kornelius Wiebe, Jakob Schellenberg, Abram Martens [middle row] Heinrich Schellenberg, Franz Thiessen, Peter Peters, Heinrich Froese [front row] Peter Martens, Jakob Lehn, Isaak Thiessen.

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