Alternative service work camp at Lake Cowichan
- CA MAO 1987-6 18
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- [between 1942 and 1944]
Alternative service work camp at Lake Cowichan, British Columbia in 1943. This is a picture of some camp buildings.
Fretz, John L.
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Alternative service work camp at Lake Cowichan
Alternative service work camp at Lake Cowichan, British Columbia in 1943. This is a picture of some camp buildings.
Fretz, John L.
Caption on back reads: "Hill Crest saw mill at entrance to our camp just being built."
Caption on back: "Hill Crest Logging Mill at Lake Cowichan. This was built since Oct 1942."
Part of Fred Cressman photograph album
Composite photograph of the Lake Mechasie saw mill site, with Lake Cowichan visible in the background. Caption in album reads: "Composite photo of Lake Mechasie saw mill site + Lake Cowichan in back ground C-4."
The Robertson family stands outside Hope Hall, a Plymouth Brethren church. Caption on back reads: "Ross Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, their two younger children Elsie and ___ I forget the little boy's name." According to Burkholder, the family frequently hosted young men away from home due to the war, both conscientious objectors and military men.
Caption on back: "This is where they burn all the sawdust at the mill." The structure is possibly a beehive burner.