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This is a photo of people loading the wounded onto a train. [HR 237]

This photo shows a group of conscientious objectors using the two-person cross-cut saw to cut a large tree trunk into small sections which will then be used to made roof shingles.

This is a portrait of Willi Penner in the uniform of the Red Cross Alternative Service men in Russia in World War I. He is holding on to an ornamental stand (slightly bruised) with his right hand. The decoration on the stand includes a small vase with flowers. The cloth backdrop behind him is a scene with trees and a pond with a duck. This photograph also appears in Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick on page 119. There is also a note on the reverse: Willy Penner, New Hamburg

This photo is of Willie Wiebe [William Wiebe] sitting on his bunk in the tent at Clear Lake (camp number 2) alternative service camp during the second world war.

This photo show two Mennonite men who served as medic during World War I in Russia. It has the inscription "S. Wiebe + Mart. Unrau -- Sanitaeter -- 1917."

This photo shows a work crew sitting in the foreground, eating their lunch, with the road in the background.

This photo shows a man hand pumping water from a well into a barrel on a wagon that is hitched to a horse.

This photo is of 2 young conscientious objectors standing outside washing dishes at Clear Lake alternative service camp in Riding Mountain National Park.

This photo was taken when G.G. Dueck received company in camp. Shown on the photo are (r-l): G.G. Dueck (later, a resident of Springstein, Manitoba), his visiting cousin Peter Dueck, Heinrich Wiens, ? Hamm, Nicolai Rempel, Heinrich Dueck (G.G.'s brother), and David Friesen.

This photograph seems to show five men in Alternative Service uniforms sitting around a table with arms folded, but it is in fact one who sat in five different locations. This was a unique form of photography chosen by a number of Mennonite service men. The translation of the German note on the reverse of the photograph: Dear Brother. Wishing you the best of health, that I, with thanks and praise to God am also enjoying again. A Russian word (possibly the location is on the left top corner with the date 1916. By the time you receive this card it will probably soon be Easter. Wishing all of you there a joyful and blessed holiday. If I am not mistaken you will recognize one person on this picture. If so, write and and tell me which one it is. If you should meet Peter Neufeld or Jakob Klassen there, greet them. With heartfelt greetings, I remain your brother, Johann. This photograph can also be found in the book by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia on page 140.

This photo is of a young man wearing the alternative service uniform posing for a photo inside a photo studio. He is wearing a hat and has his arm on a tree (prop). There is Russian handwriting on the back.

This photo is of a young man wearing the alternative service uniform posing for a photo inside a photo studio. He has no hat and has his arm on a high pedestal.

This photo is of a young man wearing the alternative service uniform posing for a photo leaning against a tree in the outdoors.