This photo is of a very imposing white brick building with stone pillars at the front entrance along Halbstadt's main street. Large red flags flank the entrance and a large round red medallion on the gable. Hydro wires run across the top of the photo.

This photo is looking along Halbstadt's main street. In the foreground is a white house whose paint is peeling. The window frames are blue and a truck is parked right beside one wall. Hydro lines run along the street. Several people are walking or standing on the street

This photo is of the former home of Heinrich Willms in Halbstadt.
Note: photo is colored.

H.H. Willms mill, in Halbstadt, Molotschna. At seven stories was the tallest mill constructed by Mennonites in Russia. Run by a large steam-powered engine located in a separate powerhouse. Was severely damaged by fire in 1943, with only the walls surviving. Was repaired and is now used to produce condensed and powdered milk. See Rudy Friesen, "Building on the Past," page 290.

This photo is of the 1895 Pedagogy class and teachers of the Halbstadt Zentral Schule. Back row, third from left is Gerhard J. Thielmann (1878-1949), later of Niagra, Ontario.

This photo is of the Board and faculty of the School of Commerce, Halbstadt, Russia. The front row consists of some of the industrialists and large estate owners of the area. The back row are some of the intellectual leaders of the area. From left to right, front row: Heinrich Schroeder, Bernhard Neufeld, David Dick, Jacob Suderman, Alexander Ziegler (director of the school), Johann H. Willms, Jacob Neufeld, Jacob J. Willims, Heinrich Franz. Faculty, back row: Hermann F. Dyck (mathematics and astronomy), Peter P. Letkemann (commerce), Alexander J. Kulisenin (geometry and math), Abraham A. Friesen (physics and chemistry), M.A. Kritzky (languages and history), Priest Sikirinsky, B.H. Unruh (German and Bible), S.S. Astrow (History), W.M. Markow.

This photo is a portrait of Dietrich Dück and his wife, Sara Fast, after their wedding on June 4, 1895.

This photo is of Dietrich Dück and his second wife, Anna Unger (widowed Klassen), after their wedding on June 4, 1906.

This is a photo of Dietrich Dück as "Oberschulze in Halbstadt."

This photo is of Dietrich and Anna Dück and their blended family. Hans and Peter are standing in the back middle. The baby is uncle Nick. [Helene Dueck writes in her book that Peter died at 13 years of age.]

This photo is a picture of great-grandfather Peter Dück and his family. Grandfather Dietrich Dück is standing in the back right.
The children from left to right are: Peter, Liese, Tina, Dietrich and Heinrich (sitting).