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Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg Conscientious objectors
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Conscientious Objectors

This photo is of three men standing outside of one of the buildings at the C.O. lumber camp. All of them have their hands behind their back and are posing for the photo.

Preparing the lumber

This photo is of a group of conscientious objectors getting the lumber ready to be transported. The men are working in an alternative service camp and appear to be putting the large pieces of lumber on a sleigh skid that is attached to a horse. Some of the men are looking up towards the camera and grinning.

Pulley System

This photo is of a high pulley system. Behind the pulley system tower there is a large stack of lumber. A conscientious objector is standing next to the base of the pulley system tower at an alternative service camp.

Moose Hunting

This photo is of a moose carcass being tied down onto a sled trailer. One man is standing on the sled and is in the process of tying down the moose. The other three men stand around the sled, backs towards the camera.

Hanging out

This photo is of three men standing around the door to one of the buildings in the conscientious objectors lumber camp.

The women

This photo is of three women standing outside of one of the entrances to a building in the C.O. Lumber Camp. The women are posing for the camera.

Mountain of lumber

This photo is of 9 conscientious objectors standing in front of an enormous pile of lumber. Six men have climbed up and stand among the lumber stacks, while three men are standing down below at the base of the lumber mountain at an alternative service camp.

Playing baseball

This photo is of two men paying baseball in the snow. The man on the left holds a baseball bat and is preparing to swing, while the one of the right is the pitcher.

Taking a break

This photo is of three conscientious objectors standing outside in the snow. In the background, there is a small log cabin. The two men on the left are looking at the camera, while the man on the far right is looking at something off camera.

Lumber

This photo is of a stack of lumber that is covered with snow at an alternative service camp where conscientious objectors worked in the Second World War.

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