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CA MHC 713-BK6-197
Title
Bergthal: Peter J. Wall residential house
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- [between 1926-1929] (Creation)
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1 photograph: b&w; 11 x 8 cm
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(1863-1929)
Biographical history
Fred Engen was born in Norway and immigrated to the United States. He became employed by American banker Samuel McRoberts and became a key player in the migration of Mennonites from Manitoba and Saskatchewan to Paraguay in the 1926-1929 move. He died in Paraguay and is buried there.
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The photo shows the Peter Wall residential house in Bergthal. The house is made of logs and clay bricks and [appears to have a sheet metal roof]. The other building has a thatched roof. Peter and his wife Katharina with their five children are standing next to the house.
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- Wall, Peter J., 1870- (Subject)