- CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-1_5
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- [between 1942 and 1944]
Caption in album reads: "Building dining tent. Splitting wood. Building wood house."
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Caption in album reads: "Building dining tent. Splitting wood. Building wood house."
Alternative Service bunk houses
Caption on back reads: "These are our bunk houses taken from the back."
Clayton Burkholder photograph album
The album consists of photographs taken or collected by Burkholder during his time in Alternative Service.
Burkholder, Clayton
Alternative Service fire fighters
Caption on back reads: "Our fire crew"
Caption in album reads: "the boys at Langford - Twelve miles from Victoria (on Island). Three miles from Langford. The man with X is Mr. Paul Neil, the foreman."
Caption in album reads: "Removing a five foot hill to the camp so trucks can make the grade."
Alternative Service workers in rain hats
Alternative Service workers pose outside of a cabin at a work camp wearing their rain hats. Identified on back of photo: Irvin Weber, Carl Zimmerman, Ray Good, Nyal Shantz, Melvin Kropf, Melvin Burkhart. Probably Goldstream (Langford) camp.
Caption on back reads: "The day we left Langford C4 camp. I am standing on the office door step."
Caption in album reads: "Building called 'huts' where the boys live. Eight in a hut - Notice the dense growth and trees and river in background."
Caption on back reads: "Robertson Valley where we are working with Ben Veer in the foreground. He is the Cat man's helper." The Robertson River Valley near Lake Cowichan was a tree planting area.
Part of Fred Cressman photograph album
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."
Part of Fred Cressman photograph album
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."
Alternative Service workers outside the camp office
Alternative Service workers pose outside the office of a work camp. Identified on back: Alf the cook, John L. Fretz, Paul Neil, Ward Shuh, Fred Cressman. Probably Goldstream (Langford) camp.
Alternative Service workers assembling a building
Caption on back reads: "The Hall under construction." Alternative Service workers building a hall or chapel on the grounds of the Langford Camp, using materials available to them.