Mennonite Archival Information Database

Building the camp

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-1_5
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

Caption in album reads: "Building dining tent. Splitting wood. Building wood house."

The married men at Langford

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-1_6
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

Mount Seymour Park sign

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-2_1
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

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."

The boys at Langford

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-1_1
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

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."

Clearing a road to the camp

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-1_4
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

Caption in album reads: "Removing a five foot hill to the camp so trucks can make the grade."

Ski lodge on Mount Seymour

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-4_2
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

A ski lodge near the Seymour Alternative Service camp.

Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2
File
[between 1941 and 1944]

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

Huts where the boys live

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-1_2
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

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."

Ben Veer in Robertson Valley

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-1_7
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

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.

Road to Seymour Park

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-2_2
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

Caption in album reads" Road leading to Seymour Park and to mountain where boys work."

Men at Seymour camp on truck

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-2_9
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

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

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-4_8
Item
ca. 1942

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

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

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-4_11
Item
1942

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

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

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-4_14
Item
1942

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

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

CA MAO Hist.Mss.1.34.2.2-8_7
Item
[1941 or 1942]

Part of Jesse B. Martin photograph albums

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.

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