Family of Jakob and Maria Fehderau. Back row standing: Peter, Manja, Jascha; Front row sitting: Papa, Kolja, Mama, Liese, Tina.

Jascha, brother of Nicholas J. Fehderau and his sister Tina with their bicycles.

Mother of Nicholas J. Fehderau, and his sisters during the fruit canning season on the Seljonoje estate. The family often sat outside here in the shade at the back of the house

Nicholas J. Fehderau was about six years of age in this photo with his mother Maria (Bahnmann) Fehderau, and his two sisters, Liese and Tina.

Nicholas J. Fehderau with his older sister, Tina, in the garden facing Zentraljnana Strasse. An iron fence surrounded the property. The family pet dog, “Scharik” is on Tina’s lap.

Nicholas 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

Part of the Fehderau family on the green benches behind the house. Left to right: Tina, Liese, Mother of Nicholas J. Fehderau, Jascha, Father of Nicholas J. Fehderau, and Manja.

Peter Bahnmann, grandfather of Nicholas J. Fehderau, teased Tina, Liese and Manja (older sisters of Nicholas J. Fehderau) by calling them the “troika”. They are pictured here in their playhouse with their dolls on the Brodsky estate.

Sisters of Nicholas J. Fehderau, Manja, Tina, and Liese dressed in the latest fashions.

This photo of Tina, sister of Nicholas J. Fehderau, holding a pail was taken while attending a housekeeping school.

Tina, sister of Nicholas J. Fehderau, and his brother, Jascha, with horses on the Seljonoje estate.

Tina, sister of Nicholas J. Fehderau, second from the right, with friends.

Tina, sister of Nicholas J. Fehderau, with a young boy on the Seljonoje estate.