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Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp (Langford, British Columbia) Conscientious objectors
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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.

Visitors to an Alternative Service work camp

Visitors stand in front of the office at an Alternative Service work camp. Left to right: Grace McKerrachen, Dorothy Jelousey, Mrs. Sloan, Mrs. Henderson (possibly Gertrude Henderson), Joyce Cowly, Mr. Henderson (possibly James Henderson). Two identical photos in the album. Caption on back of one reads: "These are a few of the friends which come out and visit us, from Victoria, B.C." Rufus Jutzi recorded in his diary in July 1942: "Mr. and Mrs. Henderson and some other people out from Victoria to sing for us."

Alternative Service workers in rain hats

Caption on back reads: "These four pictures are 'us' with our new rain proof hats (no two hats are alike for shape)." Front (seated): Leonard Burkholder. Middle (left to right): Ward Shuh, Monroe Jutzi, Leonard Witmer, Clayton Burkholder, Ed Weber. Back (left to right): Fred Cressman, Rufus Jutzi. Probably Goldstream (Langford) camp.

Alternative Service workeres in camp

Alternative Service workers pose outside a cabin, probably at the Goldstream (Langford) camp. Front row: Tobias Bowman, Clifford Cressman, Walter Keffer, Elias Brubacher. Back row: Clayton Wismer, Bill Ennson [or Eunsen or Eunson], Mervin Wismer, Willard Geiger.

Clayton Burkholder photograph album

  • CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9
  • File
  • 1941-1944

The album consists of photographs taken or collected by Burkholder during his time in Alternative Service.

Burkholder, Clayton

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."

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."

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."

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."

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