Hoffnungsfeld (Menno Colony, Paraguay)

Hoffnungsfeld: new plantation of bananas

CA MHC 713-BK5-189
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows a new plantation of bananas in Hoffnungsfeld. The soil between the rows is being tilled by a horse drawn plow to keep weeds under control. Three men are working in the field.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

Hoffnungsfeld: field of sorghum

CA MHC 713-BK5-190
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows a man standing in the middle of a field of sorghum in Hoffnungsfeld. The Chaco bush is seen beyond the field.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

Hoffnungsfeld: field of ordinary beans (cow peas)

CA MHC 713-BK5-191
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows a man standing in the middle of a field of ordinary beans (cowpeas) in Hoffnungsfeld. The Chaco bush is seen in the distance beyond the field.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

Hoffnungsfeld: field of elephant grass

CA MHC 713-BK5-192
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows a man standing in the middle of a field of elephant grass in Hoffnungsfeld.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

Hoffnungsfeld: Dr. Johann Ediger and daughter with a watermelon

CA MHC 713-BK5-193
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows Dr. Johann Ediger and his daughter showing off a 20 kg watermelon in Hoffnungsfeld.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

[Hoffnungsfeld: field of cotton]

CA MHC 713-BK5-231
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows a field of cotton in Hoffnungsfeld. The young man standing in the field is carrying a camera.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

[Hoffnungsfeld: field of sorghum and watermelons]

CA MHC 713-BK5-232
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows a field of watermelons in the foreground and then a field of sorghum in Hoffnungsfeld. A man carrying a camera is standing on the edge of the field of sorghum.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

[Hoffnungsfeld: a field of sunflowers]

CA MHC 713-BK5-233
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows a field of sunflowers in Hoffnungsfeld. [The daughter of Dr. Johann Ediger is standing under one of the sunflowers.]

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

[Hoffnungsfeld: field of sorghum]

CA MHC 713-BK5-234
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows a field of sorghum in Hoffnungsfeld. Two men are standing on the edge of the field.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

[Hoffnungsfeld: administration office?]

CA MHC 713-BK5-235
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows the administration office in Hoffnungsfeld.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

[Hoffnungsfeld: garden and garden structure?]

CA MHC 713-BK5-236
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows a garden and garden structure in Hoffnungsfeld. The garden structure also seen in BK5-240 is seen in the background, along with 2 buildings. In the foreground are some banana trees and [possibly a small field of peanuts].

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

[Hoffnungsfeld: field of cotton]

CA MHC 713-BK5-238
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows several people working in the field of cotton in Hoffnungsfeld.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

[Hoffnungsfeld: harvesting peanuts?]

CA MHC 713-BK5-239
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows the harvesting of peanuts in Hoffnungsfeld. The peanuts are being loaded onto a wagon pulled by a team of oxen. Several people are gathering the peanut plants and passing them to the man on the wagon responsible for loading. The field is surrounded by log and barbed wire fencing.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

[Hoffnungsfeld: garden structure]

CA MHC 713-BK5-240
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows a garden structure in Hoffnungsfeld. This structure, which is also pictured in BK5-236, is made of wooden poles and branches.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

[Hoffnungsfeld: warehouse (Indians store?)]

CA MHC 713-BK5-241
Item
[between 1926-1929]

Part of Samuel McRoberts Photo Collection

The photo shows the warehouse in Hoffnungsfeld. This structure is referred to as the Indians store in BK3-93 and BK3-93a and is probably the same building found in BK5-135 and BK5-140.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

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