This photo is a wide angle view of the Peter Bahnmann (1839-1907) Brodsky estate. In the foreground (right) are Peter and Marie Bahnmann. Behind them are many workers dressed in typical Russian style, both men and women. Oxen and cows, two wagons full of hay, two riders on two horses, and two horses with a buggy are in the background. Further back then are trees and the estate with at least 5 buildings visible and a stone gate. This is the estate that would pass on to Peter and Maria's daughter Katharine and her husband Peter Wiebe.

The Brodsky estate with the grandparents of Nicholas J. Fehderau, Peter and Marie Bahnmann in the foreground to the right and workers from the estate behind them. This photograph was published in: John D. Rempel and Paul Tiessen, eds., Forever Summer, Forever Sunday, Peter Gerhard Rempel’s Photographs of Mennonites in Russia, 1890-1917 (St. Jacobs, (Ontario): Sand Hills Books, Inc., 1981), plate 10.

The grandfather of Nicholas J. Fehderau, Peter Bahnmann, standing to the right with his breeding stallion.

This is a photo of Thomas Wiens and his sons on their estate at Brodsky. One of these boys was murdered together with his mother. The other was wounded, but recovered. [HR 159]

This photo is of Nocholas J. Fehderau's second oldest sister, Tina. As a young woman, Tina spent a year in Plauen (Vogtland, Germany) at Housekeeping School (ca. 1915). While there she learned about photography. On her return to the Ukraine, Tina took great pleasure in taking and developing her own pictures. Some of the following casual family poses were likely taken by her. See: From the Heights into the Depths, p. 69.

This photo is of Tina, Liese, and Manja (older sisters of Nicholas J. Fehderau) in their playhouse with their dolls at the Brodsky estate. Their grandfather, Peter Bahnmann, teased them by calling them the "troika"

This photo is of the Peter Bahnmann (1839-1907) Brodsky Estate. In the foreground is a large group of Russian workers. Behind them are some horses with riders and a buggy. Two estate buildings and the stone archway entrance are visible.