Album contains photographs taken or collected by Brown during his time as a conscientious objector in the Alternative Service program in Ontario and British Columbia.
Ward Shuh with a logging axe and saw that are both embedded in the trunk of a dead tree. Caption in album reads: "Ward Shuh with a double butted loggers axe embedded dead tree (swag)." Caption on back of photo reads: "Ward with oppt. falling saw and falling axe; 9/42."
Unidentified man with car. He is possibly holding a Bible. This photograph appears in the album on the same page as Hist.Mss.22.1.9.57 and Hist.Mss.22.1.9.56.
Men inside a train car in the Rocky Mountains watching another train pass by them. Caption in album reads: "Passing in the Rockies." Caption on back of photo reads: "Train passing in Rockies. Part of Eddy’s face in upper left corner of picture; 8/42."
Caption on back reads: "When the tree is falling. Pictures are all the same tree. Boys took their camera out one day and all took a turn at the same tree to have their pictures taken. Always have the same saw partner." Photo is of six Alternative Service workers felling a tree. See also Hist.Mss.22.1_1-8, 11 and 27.
The snow and mountains in this photograph are for the traveller a hazard, for the child a fascination, for the photographer a dream, and for the skier a paradise. Used in CM 14-5-1.
Used in CM 8-11-9. The East Chilliwack Mennonite Church choir paid a visit to the Kelowna & Oliver churches. The choir (mostly young people) stand on the steps of one of these churches, called First Mennonite Church.
Two men standing in the doorway of a Norwegian village store, part of the set for the film "The Commandos Strike at Dawn." Caption in album reads: "Part of a set for Commandos Come at Dawn—near our camp." Caption on back of photo reads: "Norwegian village store in the Commandos Come at Dawn; 9/42."
Tree felling instructor and expert logger Stu Jepson. Caption in album reads: "Stu Jepson—Tree falling instruction expert local logger, 6/42." Caption on back of photo reads: "Stu Jepson our former snag falling instructor."
