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Alma and Lewis Reesor photographs
This file consists of photographs from Lewis Reesor's time at the Montreal River Alternative Service Work Camp in northern Ontario. Reesor was in Group 4, which served from 25 Nov 1941-24 Mar 1942. This group overlapped with Group 5, which served from 9 Dec 1941-11 Jul 1942.
Reesor, Lewis, 1919-1999
Alternative Serivce workers in their baseball field
Caption on back reads: "10 of the men who played ball in that field around Christmas time. The weather was quite warm."
Alternative Service bunk houses
Caption on back reads: "These are our bunk houses taken from the back."
Alternative Service cabin at Montreal River camp
Photo is of a log cabin on the grounds of the Twilight Resort in Montreal River Harbour, Ontario. The cabin housed Mennonite Alternative Service men during World War II. Carved into one of the logs are the names of Alternative Service workers Wilmer Wagler (Shakespeare, Ontario), Emerson Wagler (Shakespeare, Ontario), Moses G. Martin and Joe Martin (Wallenstein, Ontario). The man identified as Moses G. Martin could possibly be Morris Martin or Mahlon Martin; no Moses G. Martin is found in the Alternative Service lists.
Ruth Fletcher
Alternative Service camp on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Note on back of photo: "Camp on Vancouver Island. H.J.S." Temporary buildings possibly at a tree-planting site on Vancouver Island. Alternative Service workers from the Seymour Mountain camp were set to plant trees in the Campbell River area; however, Harold Schmidt stayed behind at Mount Seymour.
Alternative Service fire fighters
Caption on back reads: "Our fire crew"
Alternative Service men at work
Alternative Service men at work, possibly creating a fire trail.
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.
Alternative Service work on the Trans-Canada Highway
Alternative Service work on the Trans-Canada Highway
Alternative Service work on the Trans-Canada Highway
Alternative Service work on the Trans-Canada Highway
Alternative Service worker drinking water
Alternative Service worker dressed for work
Caption in album reads: "Dressed for work." The man, possibly Wilson Hunsberger, is wearing gloves, a rain hat and work boots, and carrying tools. This fire fighting uniform was called a "dryback."
Alternative Service worker Henry Unger
Henry Unger with fish outside an Alternative Service tent