This photo is of the new elementary school in the village of Bergthal, Bergthal colony.

This photo is of the Schoenfeldsche Berg, or Schoenfeld mountain which in actuality is a small rise in the landscape, but enough so that you could look over the Bergthal village because it was in a small valley. The photo show telephone poles on the rise.

This photo is of the battleground near the river Kalke between the Russians and Mongolians in 1223. This is near the Bergthal Colony, Kamennaja Magila, the Black Hills of Bergthal area (about 6 miles N.W. of Bergthal itself). In this photo is a wet field with water sitting on it. A lone telephone pole in the center and mountains in the background.

This is a photo of a fence of stones in Bergthal Colony, Russia.

this photo is a sand pit on what was known as the "Schoenfeldscha Berg" or the Schoenfeld mountain which is actually a small rise in the landscape which is on the north side of Bergthal village.

This photo is of a field of sunflowers in the foreground and the Kamennaya Mogila escarpment in the background. This was the scene from the former Bergthal colony in Russia. See also Preservings June 22, 2003.

This photo is of the Bergthal Colony's official church seal. Words are around the outside, which say "Siegel Der Mennoniten Gemeinde Zu Bergthal". In the centre are two figures [fishing?]. Photo used by William Schroeder in his book "The Bergthal Colony, revised edition", 1986. Original in David Stoesz family diary volume 159 file 2, near end of the book.

This photo is of a "Kurgany" which is an ancient Scythian burial mound seen on the way to Bergthal. It is rising out of a ripe wheat field.

This photo is of the battleground near the river Kalke between the Russians and Mongolians in 1223. This is near the Bergthal Colony, Kamennaja Magila, the Black Hills of Bergthal area (about 6 miles N.W. of Bergthal itself). In this photo is a wet field with water sitting on it. A person is standing on the left hand side with a lone telephone pole in the center and mountains in the background.

This photo is of a man standing beside a car on the side of a street in a village near Bergthal.

This is a photo of a building in Bergthal Colony, Russia

This photo is of the former Bergthal Colony, south Russia viewed from the south side. Beyond the road and trees in a small valley is the colony.

This photo is of a small creek or river called "Melaja Podnja" running through the Bergthal village.

This photo is of the Schoenfeldscha Berg or Schoenfeld mountain which is a rise in the landscape just north of Bergthal. By standing on top of the rise one could see over the village of Bergthal in the valley.