The photo shows the Thiessen homestead in Halbstadt. It is surrounded by a log and barbed wire fence. The log framed house has a thatched roof and a wrap around veranda. Several people are standing on the right near the veranda.

The photo shows the Johann Kehler residential house in Halbstadt. The log framed house has a corrugated metal roof and is made of clay bricks. Vining plants which have been led to grow up to the roof, cover a large portion thereof. [Johann Kehler and his first wife, Katharina Sawatzky, are pictured in front of their home with their five children.]