L-R: Charles Shorten and Charles Chambers sawing
- CA MAO 1987-6 16
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- 1943
L-R: Charles Shorten and Charles Chambers sawing down a large tree in the Alternative Service work camp in British Columbia, ca. 1943.
Fretz, John L.
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L-R: Charles Shorten and Charles Chambers sawing
L-R: Charles Shorten and Charles Chambers sawing down a large tree in the Alternative Service work camp in British Columbia, ca. 1943.
Fretz, John L.
John Berry family. L-R: Unknown, Unknown,
John Berry family. L-R: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, John Berry, Unknown, Lydia Bowman Berry.
James Donald Millar, a cook's helper
James Donald Millar, a cook's helper in a conscientious objector camp in British Columbia in 1941. Better known as Donald Millar.
Album contains photographs taken or collected by Brown during his time as a conscientious objector in the Alternative Service program in Ontario and British Columbia.
Brown, Wes
Alternative Service workers planting trees
Part of Wes Brown photograph album
This photo is of Alternative Service worker Helmut P. Neufeld carrying a pack of lunch boxes and holding an axe, getting directions from foreman Peter Wolfe as they stand in an area where seedlings are to be planted after the 1938 Sayward forest Fire on Vancouver Island.
Men planting trees at an Alternative Service work camp
Part of Wes Brown photograph album
Men clearing trees at an Alternative Service work camp. Possibly the same field as Hist.Mss.1.202.3-20.
Fred Cressman photograph album
The album contains photographs of Cressman's time as a conscientious objector in Alternative Service in British Columbia from 1942-1943. Although primarily based at the Goldstream (Langford) camp, Cressman and the other COs sometimes worked in the local community or in other CO camps on Vancouver Island. Most of the men in the photographs are fellow COs from Ontario, along with a few staff of the British Columbia Forestry Service.
Cressman, Fred
Train passing through the Rocky Mountains
Part of Fred Cressman photograph album
Men inside a train car in the Rocky Mountains watching another train pass by them. Caption in album reads: "Passing in the Rockies." Caption on back of photo reads: "Train passing in Rockies. Part of Eddy’s face in upper left corner of picture; 8/42."
Nyal Shantz standing on a spring board
Part of Fred Cressman photograph album
Nyal Shantz standing on a spring board to cut down snag in British Columbia. Caption in album reads: "Nyal Shantz standing on a spring board." Caption on back of photo reads: "Nyal Shantz using spring board to stand on to cut down snag; 9/42."
Fred Cressman showing off his new boots
Part of Fred Cressman photograph album
Fred Cressman sitting on a wooden railing showing off his new "loggers caulked" boots. Caption in album reads: "Fred—showing off new loggers caulked boots."
Stu Jepson, tree felling instructor
Part of Fred Cressman photograph album
Tree felling instructor and expert logger Stu Jepson. Caption in album reads: "Stu Jepson—Tree falling instruction expert local logger, 6/42." Caption on back of photo reads: "Stu Jepson our former snag falling instructor."
Part of Fred Cressman photograph album
Joe Banyai, Harold Shirk, and Harley Staufer playing chess. Caption in album reads: "Joe Banyai, Harold Shirk, Harley Staufer." Caption on back of photo reads: "Joe Banyai and Harold Sherk enjoying a game of chess; 9/42."
Conscientious objectors in camp
Part of Fred Cressman photograph album
Paul Neil (camp foreman), Bob Iveney, Len Witmer, Clayton Burkholder, and two other men. Caption in album reads: "Paul Neil, Camp Foreman, ? , ? , Bob Iveney, Len Witmer, Clayton Burholder."
Fred Cressman using a hand-powered washing machine
Part of Fred Cressman photograph album
Fred Cressman using a hand-powered washing machine. Caption in album reads: "Fred Cressman—Hand powered washing machine." Caption on back of photo reads: "Armstrong wash machine; 9/42."
Part of Fred Cressman photograph album
Ward Shuh with a logging axe and saw that are both embedded in the trunk of a dead tree. Caption in album reads: "Ward Shuh with a double butted loggers axe embedded dead tree (swag)." Caption on back of photo reads: "Ward with oppt. falling saw and falling axe; 9/42."