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Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp (Langford, British Columbia) World War, 1939-1945 - Conscientious objectors With digital objects
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Fred Cressman mending clothes

Fred Cressman siting on the outside stairs of a cabin at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia, repairing some clothes with a needle and thread. Caption in album reads: "Fred doing clothes repairs—needle and thread." Caption on back of photo reads: "A little sewing job; 9/42."

Bunk House Number One

Group photo of the men lodging in Bunk House #1 at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Bunk House #1, names on back." Caption on back of photo reads: "Ray Good, Nyal Shantz, Carl Zimmerman, Joe Baneyea, Melvin Burkhart, Melvin Kropf, Blake Snider, Irvin Weber; 8/42."

Bunk House Number Two

Group photo of the men lodging in Bunk House #2 at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Bunk House #2, names on back." Caption on back of photo reads: "Fr. Cressman, Ruffus Jutzi, Clayton Burkholder, Ed Weber, Len Witmer, John Fretz, Munro Jutzi, Ward Shuh, From left to right; 8/42."

Bunk House Number Three

Group photo of the men lodging in Bunk House #3 at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Bunk House #3, names on back." Caption on back of photo reads: "Elias Brubacher, Mervin Wismer, Tobias Bowman, Clayton Wismer, Willard Geiger, Clifford Cressman, Walter Keffer, Bill Eunson; 8/42."

Willard Geiger and Fred Cressman laying the floor for a washhouse

Willard Geiger and Fred Cressman laying the floor for a washhouse at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Fred and Willard Geiger laying floor for washhouse." Caption on back of photo reads: "Willard and myself laying the floor for the washhouse at Goldstream; 8/42."

Ball game at Goldstream camp

Conscientious Objectors playing a game of baseball in a hay field close to Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "C.O. ball game in neighbours hay field—Camp Goldstream, 7/42." Caption on back of photo reads: "Playing ball at the Langford Camp; 9/42."

Walking down the road into Camp Goldstream

Conscientious Objectors walking down the road into the Golstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. They are returning from a nearby farmer's field where they played a game of baseball or are heading to go swimming. Caption in album reads: "Down the road into camp from the ball game Goldstream, 7/42." Caption on back of photo reads: "The gang going swimming; 9/42."

Cliford Cressman and Milton Noake spliting logs

Clifford Cressman and Milton Noake in the woods spliting logs to make shakes for the roof and side walls of a recreation hall. Caption in album reads: "Cliford Cressman, Milton Noake splitting cedar logs to make shakes for recreation hall roof and side walls." Caption on back of photo reads: "Cliff Cressman and Milt Noake making shakes; 9/42."

Len Witmer writing a letter

Len Witmer writing a letter in his bunk at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Len Witmer—letter writing." Caption on back of photo reads: "Len in his bunk at Langford Camp."

Assembling a wash house roof

Rufus Jutzi and Mervin Wismer assembling a wash house roof at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Assembling the wash house roof Goldstream, 6/42." Caption on back of photo reads: "Rufus Jutzi and Mervin Wismer putting up wash house at Langford; 9/42."

Men of Goldstream Camp

Group photo of the men at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Langford—Gold River Camp 1942. C-2."

COs singing at Langford

Conscientious Objectors singing at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Singing Co’s at C-2. Names on reverse of snap shot." Caption on back of photo reads: "Clayton Wismer, Mervin Wismer, Carl Zimmerman, Elias Brubacher, Billy Eunson, Ruffus Jutzi, Irvin Weber, Tobias Bowman, Mel Burkhart, Len Witmer, Ed Weber; 8/42."

Rufus Jutzi in his bunk

Rufus Jutzi lying in his bunk bed, above that of Fred Cressman, at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Rufus Jutzi in bunk above mine C-2."

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