This photo shows 24 men in the phylloxera unit standing in front of their tents, set up in a clearing, with the forested hills in the background. Their task was insect and pest control in vineyards. The photo includes Gerhard Neufeld of Paulsheim, who was shot the night after his auction sale just prior to emigration to Canada in 1926, and David Heidebrecht, who later ordained as a minister in 1921 and later settled in Alberta. Both Neufeld and Heidebrecht were issued silver watches, in recognition of their service.

Seven forestry workers loading wagons drawn by two oxen.

This photo shows 5 men posing at a pine tree in the forest in Crimea. On the right is D.P. Goerzen (later, of Calgary, Alberta).

This photo shows nine men relaxing outside their tents -- some sitting at a table reading or playing a table game and others standing or sitting in various poses for the camera. Possibly in Crimea.

This photo shows a group of over 30 men arranged in roughly 4 rows. This apparently is the same contingent of land surveyors who as item 088:131 in this collection. The photo includes G.G. Schmidt who was a teacher in Manitoba for many years and died in B.C.

This photo shows the forestry commando, 24 men in uniforms, standing in front of their tents.

This is a photo of the Forestry Service workers on the job at Sudak on the Black Sea. Twenty men in uniforms stand at the base of a hill with various tools.

This is a photo of the Forestry Service Comando in the Krim. A group of 33 men in uniforms.

This photo shows a "braided fence" in the background and a number of men in the foreground who are staking our a protected growing area. The fence was meant to keep the rabbits out.