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This photo is of 33 young men posing for a photo outside a large brick building. They are all wearing their Forstei uniforms in their role of conscientious objectors and offering non military service to the country. Almost all the men have mustaches. 3rd row from bottom, 4th from right is Jacob Hoemsen. -- Note: this photo will be placed in the over sized section.

This photo is a formal group picture of 33 uniformed men arranged in 4 straight rows, set up in front of a building. The fifth person in the second row is a corporal (seen by the white stripes on his collar). Row 3: Franz Toews is the fourth person; Jacob Hoemsen is the 6th person (counting l-r). Jacob Hoemsen served at this camp as well as in the Russo-Japanese war and the First World War. He wrote and published his experience in Der Bote. He lived in Alexander, Manitoba.