- 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."
A sign for Mount Seymour Park. A smaller sign reading "To Woodlands" points to the left. Caption in album reads: "The camp is located to the right of the sign."
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."
A ski lodge near the Seymour Alternative Service camp.
Jesse B. Martin photograph albums
Contains four photograph albums of Alternative Service camps. Photographs were taken or collected by Jesse B. Martin. A sample of photographs from these albums is described in the database. For the complete albums, see Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2 at the Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
Martin, J. B. ( Jesse Bauman), 1897-1974
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.
Caption in album reads" Road leading to Seymour Park and to mountain where boys work."
Caption in album reads: "The truck hauling the men to work." The truck is identified as an International, 1941 or later.
Store house at Petawawa Station
Caption in album reads: "Pictures of C.O. camp near Chalk River, Ont.: Store house for equipment etc."
Alternative Service workers working on a road
Caption in album reads: "Two miles past the Montreal River camp." Alternative Service workers with a truck work on a road bed.
Mr. Starr with team on Trans-Canada Highway
Caption in album reads: "Mr. Starr with team on Trans-Canada Highway." Three men are working on a road bed with a team of horses.
Jesse B. and Naomi Martin family at Montreal River
The Martin family standing in front of their cabin at Montreal River. Caption in album reads: "Our home while serving at Camp." Left to right: Jesse B., James, Mary, Lois, Naomi.