Mennonite Archival Information Database

Fishing near Montreal River Alternative Service Work Camp, 1941

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-22
Item
1941

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

"Clif & 2 trout" on back of photo. Taken at the Montreal River Alternative Service Work Camp, 1941

Fishing near Montreal River Alternative Service Work Camp, 1941

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-23
Item
1941

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

"Two Americans" fishing near Montreal River Alternative Service Work Camp, 1941

Footbridge at an Alternative Service work camp

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-65
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

Caption on back reads: "The foot bridge between our houses and the office and cook house. This bridge was formerly the only trail thru this section of the Island. Even before their [sic] were any roads built - it is very old and a little shakey."

Forest Nursery sign

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-48
Item
1942

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

Sign reads: "British Columbia Forest Service: Forest Nursery." This is the sign to the Green Timbers Forestry Station, a tree nursery. Alternative Service workers reported here to the "manning depot" before being assigned to one of the forestry camps.

Forest Service Ranger Station, Langford

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-94
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

Green Timbers buildings

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-46
Item
1942

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

Buildings at Green Timbers, the British Columbia Forest Service nursery

Green Timbers buildings and field

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-47
Item
1942

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

Buildings and field at Green Timbers, the British Columbia Forest Service nursery

Group in an orchard

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-87
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

An older couple (front) stand in an orchard surrounded by young men. Possibly the couple are farmers, and the men are Alternative Service workers assigned to their farm.

Heading to work from the Montreal River Alternative Service Work Camp, 1941

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-24
Item
1941

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

"Going to work" on back photo. Departing from the Montreal River Alternative Service Work Camp, 1941

Henry Reimer, Elmer Reid, Ray Good, Joe Banyai, Roger Dean

CA MAO Hist.Mss.22.1.9-92
Item
[between 1942 and 1944]

Part of Clayton Burkholder photograph album

Alternative Service workers Henry Reimer, Elmer Reid (Vancouver, British Columbia), Raymond Good (St. Jacobs, Ontario), Joe, Banyai (Wheatley, Ontario), and Roger Dean (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) possibly tree planting.