This photo is of 12 conscientious objectors posing for a photo behind a their fire fighting equipment used on Vancouver island for fighting forest fires.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 sitting on a wooden railing showing off his new "loggers caulked" boots. Caption in album reads: "Fred—showing off new loggers caulked boots."
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."
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."
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. Caption in album reads: "Fred Cressman—Hand powered washing machine." Caption on back of photo reads: "Armstrong wash machine; 9/42."
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."