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Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp (Langford, British Columbia) Conscientious objectors
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Alternative Service workeres in camp

Alternative Service workers pose outside a cabin, probably at the Goldstream (Langford) camp. Front row: Tobias Bowman, Clifford Cressman, Walter Keffer, Elias Brubacher. Back row: Clayton Wismer, Bill Ennson [or Eunsen or Eunson], Mervin Wismer, Willard Geiger.

Alternative Service workers in rain hats

Caption on back reads: "These four pictures are 'us' with our new rain proof hats (no two hats are alike for shape)." Front (seated): Leonard Burkholder. Middle (left to right): Ward Shuh, Monroe Jutzi, Leonard Witmer, Clayton Burkholder, Ed Weber. Back (left to right): Fred Cressman, Rufus Jutzi. Probably Goldstream (Langford) camp.

Alternative Service workers in rain hats

Alternative Service workers pose outside of a cabin at a work camp wearing their rain hats. Identified on back of photo: Irvin Weber, Carl Zimmerman, Ray Good, Nyal Shantz, Melvin Kropf, Melvin Burkhart. Probably Goldstream (Langford) camp.

Alternative Service workers waiting to go to C4 camp

Caption in album reads: "Waiting for buses to go to Vancouver and take boat to Victoria on Island. The paper bags contain their dinner. [Illegible words] boat trip to Island." Fred Cressman's photo album indicates that this group is bound for C4 (Langford) camp. Cressman identifies the men (left to right): Elias Brubacher, Tobias Bowman, Joe Banyai, Melvin Kropf, Melvin Burkhart, Blake Snider, Clayton Wismer, Walter Keffer, Nyal Shantz, Ward Shuh, Len Witmer, Mervin Wismer, Willard Geiger, Rufus Jutzi, Bill Eunson, Munro Jutzi, Raymond Good, Carl Zimmerman, Clifford Cressman, Irvin Weber, John Fretz, Fred Cressman, Clayton Burkholder. Ed Weber is absent from the photo.

Assembling a wash house roof

Rufus Jutzi and Mervin Wismer assembling a wash house roof at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Assembling the wash house roof Goldstream, 6/42." Caption on back of photo reads: "Rufus Jutzi and Mervin Wismer putting up wash house at Langford; 9/42."

Ball game at Goldstream camp

Conscientious Objectors playing a game of baseball in a hay field close to Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "C.O. ball game in neighbours hay field—Camp Goldstream, 7/42." Caption on back of photo reads: "Playing ball at the Langford Camp; 9/42."

Ben Veer in Robertson Valley

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.

Building the staff office at Langford

Caption in album reads: "Corners are not nailed but locked together so then can be taken away and moved. Building the office for staff: 1 - Fred Cressman; 2 - Raymond Good; 3 - Tobias Bauman; 4 - Elias Brubacher; 5 - [illegible]"

Bunk House Number One

Group photo of the men lodging in Bunk House #1 at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Bunk House #1, names on back." Caption on back of photo reads: "Ray Good, Nyal Shantz, Carl Zimmerman, Joe Baneyea, Melvin Burkhart, Melvin Kropf, Blake Snider, Irvin Weber; 8/42."

Bunk House Number Three

Group photo of the men lodging in Bunk House #3 at Goldstream Alternative Service Work Camp, near Langford, British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Bunk House #3, names on back." Caption on back of photo reads: "Elias Brubacher, Mervin Wismer, Tobias Bowman, Clayton Wismer, Willard Geiger, Clifford Cressman, Walter Keffer, Bill Eunson; 8/42."

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