A common sight at railway stations during the famine
- CA MHC PP-4-098-421
- Item
- 1921-1922
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This photo shows four dead bodies lying beside a railway track during the famine of 1921.
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American Mennonite Relief (AMR) Russia Field Records
- US MCC US IX-01-06
- Subseries
- 1920-1929
Part of Russian Relief 1918-1935 (American Mennonite Relief AMR)
Field Records from the 1920s.
American Mennonite Relief Commission
Dead bodies piled up like logs in the winter
- CA MHC PP-4-098-420
- Item
- 1921-1922
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This photo shows a scene from the famine in Russia during the 1921-1922 winter. Dead bodies, victims of starvation, piled up like logs, to buried later due to the frozen ground. [HR 260]
During the 1921-22 famine in Ukraine
- CA MHC PP-4-098-422
- Item
- 1921-1922
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This photo shows a two children looking over to the floor of their room where there are another 3 bodies (possibly dead or weak from starvation).
Effects of the 1921 famine in Ukraine
- CA MHC PP-4-098-425
- Item
- 1921-1922
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This photo shows some dead bodies on a wagon, collected for burial. [HR 259]
- CA MHC PP-4-098-424
- Item
- 1921-1922
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This photo shows a horse-drawn wagon that has several dead bodies on it, which are being collected for burial in a common grave.
- CA MHC PP-4-044-436.0
- Item
- ca. 1922
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This is a photo of famine victims. During the winter of 1921-22 sights like the above could be seen at railway stations. During that time there were no Mennonites, at least very few, among them. [HR 259] (2 prints)
- CA MHC PP-4-044-320.0
- Item
- ca. 1922
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This is a photo of famine victims in the Ukraine. Such sights as the above were quite common on railway stations. Life had become very cheap. [HR 259]
- CA MHC PP-4-044-325.0
- Item
- ca. 1922
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This is a photo of famine victims in Ukraine. Especially the children died in great numbers. [HR 259] (2 prints)
- CA MHC PP-4-044-352.0
- Item
- 1920-1921
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This is a photo of piled up bodies of victims of famine in a snowy field. In the spring they were dumped into a common grave. No one bothered to find out the names of the dead. [HR 260]