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This is a photo of Abraham A. Unruh (A.H. Unruh) seated on the left and Jacob G. Thiessen attending a church conference event.
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4 church leaders at the 1948 Canadian Conference in St. Catharine's in 1948. Left to right are A.E. Janzen, B.B. Janz, ? and H. H. Janzen.
Copy 2 of the photo is 17.5 x 12.5 cm.
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This is a picture of Rev. H.H. Janzen on the right, speaking with Ray Schlichting.
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This photo is of a group of church leaders at the 1948 St. Catharines Canadian Conference. These include H.P. Neufeld, Frank C. Thiessen, B.B. Janz, H.H. Janzen, J.J. Siemens, A.H. Unruh, Abram Block, John A. Harder, Nick Boschmann and 2 other unidentified men.
A 17.5 x 12 cm copy of the photo is also present.
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This is a photo of the B.C. conference executive taken in June, 1971. This includes Jacob H. Quiring (2nd from left), G. Thielmann on the far right, Rudie Willms second from right along with, Harry Pankratz, and Herbert N. Hamm.
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This is a photo of B.B. Janz speaking to an unidentified man. Both men appear in profile. A 12.5 x 17.5 cm copy is included.
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This is a picture of Wilmer Kornelson, F.C. Peters, and Rudy Bartel taken at the 1971 Banff Youth Conference.
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This is a photo of a meeting of the Board of Christian Literature and Historical commission of the North American Mennonite Brethren Church in December, 1973, at Hillsboro, KS
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This is a photo of Rev. Waldo Hiebert addressing the Faith and Life Conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in July, 1970.
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This is a photograph of the General conference Executive of the Mennonite Brethren Church in 1966 : Marvin Hein, F.C. Peters, and H.H. Voth
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This is a photograph of Frank C. Peters speaking at the 1966 General Conference in Corn, Oklahoma. Marvin Hein is seated on the left of the picture and H.H. Dick on the right.
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This is a photo of Rev. D.B. Wiens, John Regehr, Henry Penner & George Braun presenting at a missionary conference session of a Canadian MB conference. The banner, "No Other Way" with Scripture references Rom. 8;1, I Cor. 3:11, John 14:6 hangs on the wall behind them.
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This is a picture of Henry Voth in profile, David Duerksen who is writing, and J.H. Quiring, also in profile. The papers and books on the table and the general impression is that it was taken at a church conference.
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This is a photo of a meeting of the Mission Board of the Mennonite Brethren Church in Hillsboro, Kansas. (n.d.) 25 men in dark suits sit together around an arrangement of tables. Beginning on the left and proceeding around the table, the following men can be recognized:
#6 J. B. Toews #10 J.J. Toews #22 Abe Neufeld #17. A.E. Janzen
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This is a photo of a March, 1965 meeting of the Board of Reference and Counsel of the Canadian MB Conference. 11 men in dark suits are seated in a semi-circle around an oval table. A portrait of A.H. Unruh hangs on the wall behind them. Beginning on the left and proceeding around the table, the following men can be recognized: #4 D.B. Wiens, #5 J.H. Quiring, #6 I.W. Redekopp, #7 John G. Baerg, #10 Henry Penner, #11 David Ewert,
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This is a photo of the 1959-1960 Canadian Conference Executive taken in Hepburn, Saskatchewan in 1959. Four men in suits pose against a wall. Left to right they are: D.K. Duerksen - secretary, D.J. Pankratz - moderator, F.C. Peters - assistant moderator, and C.A. DeFehr - treasurer.
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This is a photo of Conference representatives discussing the program for the day at the Conference of Mennonite Ministers of North America held in Chicago May 7-9, 1963. Six men in black suits, two with clerical collars are gathered around a table in front of a map of the world. According to a report in the May 24, 1963 edition of the MB Herald, the planning for this meeting was done in the broad framework of the Mennonite World conference. Notes on the back of the photo identify them from left to right as: John Friesen, E.M.M.C. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Henry Dick, M.B. Shafter, California, Nelson Kauffman, M.C. Elkhart, Indiana, Archie Penner, E.M.C. Iowa City, Iowa, E.J. Swalm, BC, Duntroon, Ontario, and Erland Waltner, G.C. Elkhart, Indiana.
This photo was published in the Mennonite Brethren Herald on may 24, 1963 p. 10-11.
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This is a photograph of the presidium of the Mennonite World Conference taken probably sometime during the 1960s or early 1970s. 27 men in dark suits, white shirts and ties stand in three rows in front of a wall with several sets of windows. The ground appears made of bricks. Several men can be identified:
Front row: Erland Waltner (3rd from left), C.J. Dyck ( 4th from left), J.C. Wenger (5th from left)
Middle row: J.A. Toews (5th from left)
Back row: Gerhard B. Giesbrecht (1st from left) Erich Giesbrecht (2nd from left)
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This is a picture of a group of ministers who participated in the Conference of Mennonite Ministers of North America at the Wabash "Y" hotel in Chicago May 7- 9, 1963. Each member of the all male group is dressed in a suit and tie or clerical collar. Some attendees identified are: Front row: H.R. Baerg (1st from left) William Neufeld (2nd from left) Henry Dueck (4th from left) Erland Waltner (5th from left) . Back row: William Schmidt (3rd from right).
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This is a photograph taken at the General Conference of the North American Mennonite Brethren Churches held in Yarrow, B.C. The photo is taken from the platform, showing the backs of several individuals and faces a completely full church sanctuary. Almost all present are male save for a few women in the balcony and in the back rows of the main floor.The church is large, white and completely unadorned.
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This photo shows a group of more than 100 male delegates to the 1938 Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference in Winnipeg, posing in long rows in a park. Conference leaders including A.H. Unruh, B.B. Janz are recognizable in the front row. All are dressed in suits and ties and most hold a hat in front of them. A few women can be seen on the edges of the picture. A sign reading "River Park" is visible in the background as is a parking lot.
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This is a black and white photo of the delegates to the 1912 American Mennonite Brethren Church Conference at Hillsboro, Kansas.The men pose in front of a white church. Several rows of men are arranged at the base of the stairs and then proceed up the stairs to the open door of the building. The elders Abraham Schellenberg and Heinrich Voth are seated in the front row, 3rd and 4th from the left.
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This is a photo of the delegates to the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in 1963, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The picture was taken in the gymnasium of the Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute and shows several hundred mostly men in white shirts and ties lined up in neat rows. A few women can be seen along the side and in the back of the picture.
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This is a photo of the delegates to the June 27-28, 1935 "Hilfswerk" meeting at St. Elizabeth, Manitoba. A group of men in suits and ties pose in front of the white wooden church.
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This is a photo taken of participants at the "Altenfest" ( seniors' reunion) at Winkler Bible Camp, Burwalde, Manitoba on July 31, 1966. Approximately 100 men and women dressed in Sunday attire, including hats for the women, pose in neat rows against the backdrop of tall trees.
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This is one of the photos of delegates to the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in Buhler, Kansas, in 1943. A large group of men poses on the stairs and at the base of the stairs leading into a white wooden building. B.B. Janz is in the second row from the front, 4th from the right. ( A young boy can be seen 2nd from the right in the same row) J.F. Harms is 3rd from left in the front row, Henry S. Voth is 1st on the right of the front row. J.J. Toews is 2nd from the right in the 4th row from the front, Aaron Toews is 4th from the right in the same row. H.H. Janzen is 2nd from the right in the very back row. J.H. Quiring is 3rd from the right in the 4th row from the back.
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This is a photograph of approximately 100 delegates and attendees at the 1943 General Mennonite Brethren Conference in Buhler, Kansas. It is composed largely of men but several women are seated in the front rows of the picture. Abraham H. Unruh is seated 2nd from left in the first row and John B. Toews is 1st on the right in the 3rd row. Cornelius F. Klassen, wearing a hat, is 4th from left in the 4th row from the back.
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This is an photograph taken during registration for the 1963 General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, at the Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute in Winnipeg. Toni Dueck (Martens), dressed in a white blouse with dark polka dots, stands 3rd from left at the front of the picture.
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This is a photograph taken during registration at the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches at the Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute in Winnipeg in 1963. Some of the subjects have slightly different facial expressions and physical positions than on the previous almost identical photograph. A now smiling Toni Dueck (Martens) wearing a white blouse with dark polka dots, is 3rd from left at the front of the photograph.
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This is a photograph of attendees at a joint meeting of the boards and committees of the Mennonite Brethren Church General Conference in the library of the Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Winnipeg, Manitoba on August 3, 1963. (see Mennonitische Rundschau August 28, 1963 and Mennonite Brethren Herald August 16, 1963). Sitting around the table on the left side of the picture are beginning on the far left: C.A. DeFehr, unidentified, Leonard J. Franz, Jacob H. Quiring, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, J.J. Toews, unidentified, J.A. Toews, unidentified, David J. Pankratz, unidentified B.J. Braun. Lined up against the back wall beginning on the left: H.R. Baerg, B.B. Fast, 4 unidentified, J.A. Froese, I.W. Redekopp. On the right side of the picture the men are seated in rows at tables. Front row left to right: Henry H. Dick, Frank C. Peters, Dan Friesen. Second row left to right: Clarence Hiebert, unidentified, Roy Just, unidentified . Third row left to right: Orlando Harms, Waldo Hiebert, G.W. Peters, unidentified, Dwight Wiebe. Fourth row left to right: A.E. Janzen, unidentified, G.D. Huebert, J.B. Toews. Fifth row: 6 unidentified.
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This is a photograph of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization together with Mennonite Central Relief Committee and provincial relief committees taken in Saskatoon on February 21, 1952. The delegates are arranged in 4 rows on the stage of a church. A stained glass window can be seen behind them. Front row left to right: J. Gerbrandt, T.O. F. Herzer, B.B. .Janz, J.J. Thiessen, H.C.P. Cresswell, C.A. DeFehr, H.J. Janzen. Second row left to right: J. Pankratz, J.G. Rempel, A.K. Klassen, P.W. Dyck, J.M. Neufeld, J.H. Unruh, J.J. Klassen, A.A. Toews. Third row left to right: H.M. Epp, C.H. Snyder, F.P. Kroeker, G.J. Derksen, David Schulz, A.A. Wiens, W.H. Enns. Fourth row (back row) left to right: A.A. Wall, N.N. Fransen, J. Reimer, G.G. Friesen, G.G. Epp, Gustav Klaassen.
This photo was published on page 434 of "Mennonite Exodus" by Frank H. Epp.
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This is a photograph taken at a meeting of the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of the Canadian Mennonite churches meeting at the Elmwood Mennonite Brethren Church in September, 1959. Back row, standing left to right are: A.A. Wiens, (Yarrow), T. Friesen (Altona), Wilfred Ulrich (Kitchener), Conrelius Klassen (Steinbach), Rev. Archie Penner (Steinbach), Rev. David Froese (Swift Current), Rev. Ed Metzer (Kitchener), G.S. Fast (Kleefeld, MB), Aron Klassen (Altona), J.G. Toews (Steinbach) , Dr. F.C. Peters (Winnipeg), Rev. C.P. Dueck (Morris MB), Henry Wiens (Langham), John Knelsen (Swift Current), unidentified man, unidentified man, Ben Hoeppner (Steinbach), J.A. Toews (Winnipeg), H.P. Toews (Winnipeg, Rev. Johann R. Friesen (Kleefeld, MB), John ( Sarman? Garman?), Waldo Lepp (Dalmeny)
Second row from the front, standing left to right: Re. Arnold Fast (Swift Current), Rev. Jacob Dueck (Steinbach), John B. Reimer (Steinbach), Stanley D. Shantz (Guernsey), Vernon Reimer (Niverville), Bill Wiebe (Abbotsford), Harvey Taves (Waterloo), Jacob Rempel (Gretna), P.W. Brandt (Rosenort, MB), W. Janzen (Winnipeg).
Front row, seated left to right: William Enns (Winkler), C.W. Loewen (Winnipeg), C.J. Rempel (Kitchener), Elven Shantz (Kitchener), J.B. Martin (Waterloo), E.J. Swalm (Duntroon, Ont), D.(?) P Reimer (Steinbach), D.P. Neufeld (Rosemary), C.A. DeFehr (Winnipeg), J. Gerbrandt (Saskatoon), H.F. Klassen (Winnipeg)
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This is a photograph of a meeting of Canadian, possibly Manitoba Mennonite Brethren leaders taken in Winnipeg, Manitoba probably in the late 1960s. Approximately 50 men are seated in rows or at tables in what appears to be a church basement, possibly Portage Avenue Mennonite Brethren. Some of the men present are: John Wall (appears to be the recording secretary), H.H. Voth, Vern Ratzlaff, Peter Doerksen, and Rudy Boschmann.
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This is a photograph of a meeting of Canadian, possibly Manitoba, Mennonite Brethren leaders in Winnipeg, Manitoba, probably in the late 1960s. It shows a group of about 50 men in suits at what may be a workshop at a church conference. They are seated in rows or at long tables along the wall of a church basement, possibly Portage Ave. Mennonite Brethren. Some of those present include: Peter J. Doerksen, A.A. Hyde and Vern Ratzlaff. It appears to be from the same conference as NP017-01-34
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This photograph is probably of an inter-Mennonite gathering regarding the "Reiseschuld" taken in the 1930s. It shows 4 rows of approximately 50 men dressed in suits posing outside a wooden building. Scalloped edged blinds partially cover 2 of the windows of the building. Namaka, Alberta is written at the back of the photo. Those present include B.B. Janz, David Toews, and C.F. Klassen.
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This photo is of the delegates of the Canadian Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches of North America held at Port Dalhousie, Ontario.
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This photo is of the delegates at the General MB Conference convention held at Carson & Mountain Lake, Minnesota, August 24 - September 2, 1948. This photo is made up of 15 delegate group photos from various locations such as Buhler, Hillsboro, San Jose, Enid, Fairview, Corn, Wichita, Bessie, Collonsville, Ingalls, Carson, Mountain Lake, Henderson, Paxton, Harvey, Sawyer, Larslan, S.S. Mission, Ebenfeld, Hooker, Balko, Post Oak Mission, Reedley, Los Angeles, Dinuba, Fresno, West-Salem, Rosedale, Shafter, Bakersfield, Canada, S. America, Premont, Dallas, Dorance, Tampa (2 copies in oversized folders; reduced size found at NP17-02-16).
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This photo is of the crowd at a North American Mennonite Brethren Conference convention held in Winnipeg, Manitoba at Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute, August 3-7, 1963.
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This photo is of the crowd at a North American MB Conference convention held at Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute in Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 3-7, 1963.
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This photo is of the crowd at a General MB Conference convention held at Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute in Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 3-7, 1963.
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This photo is of the crowd at a General MB Conference convention held at Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute in Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 3-7, 1963.
David L. Hunsberger was the son of Noah and Minnie Hunsberger. Noah was the minister at Erb Street Mennonite Church for many years. When David was 14 they moved to St. Jacobs, where David lived for 55 years. In 1956 he married Katherine (Kate) Nafziger; they had three sons and one daughter. He was a professional photographer in the village for most of those years.
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This photo is of the gathered congregation of people at the Mennonite World Conference held in Kitchener, Ontario in a hockey arena in 1962.
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This is a photograph of J.A. Toews addressing the 1958 Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference in the North Kildonan Mennonite Brethren Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Those on the stage also include D.K. Duerksen, Bernhard Dick, and D.J. Pankratz.
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An unknown man addresses a meeting at the 1958 Canadian Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. D.K. Duerksen takes notes on the right hand side of the picture.
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This is a photograph of John A. Toews addressing a session of the 1958 Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. 3 men serve as secretaries on the right hand side of the picture.
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This is a photograph of the delegates gathered in the North Kildonan Mennonite Brethren Church for the 1958 Canadian MB Conference. The front row includes conference leaders: B.B. Janz, C.A. DeFehr, J.A. Toews, D.K. Duerksen, A.H. Unruh. Orlando Harms, editor of the "Christian Leader" sits first left of the second row.
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This is a photograph of the hosting committee at the Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference in July 1958. Left to right are: unidentified, Isaac Koop, Henry Loewen, Charlotte Janzen, unidentified, unidentified, Abe Schellenberg.
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This is a photograph of the hosting committee at the Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference in July, 1958. Left to right: unidentified, Isaac Koop, Henry Loewen, Charlotte Janzen, unidentified, unidentified, Abe Schellenberg.
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This is a photo taken at the Winnipeg Auditorium of the audience at the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in 1958.
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This is a photograph of the crowd gathered outside the Winnipeg Auditorium during the 1958 Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.
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This is a photo of the Christian Press display in a church basement at the 1958 Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference which was held at the North Kildonan Mennonite Brethren Church. H.W. Redekopp stands on the right of the picture and John Suderman reads on the left .
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This is a photo of the Christian Press Display in a church basement at the 1958 Mennonite Brethren Conference which was held in Winnipeg at the North Kildonan MB Church. Standing left to right on the photo are: Peter Koop, John Suderman, and Henry W. Redekopp.
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This is a photo of a group of women serving in the kitchen at the 1958 Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches at the North Kildonan MB Church. A few men stand on either side of the group. These include H.W. Redekopp (on the far right), Nicholas Neufeld (on the far left). The women identified seated in the front row include Katharina Sawatzky on the far right, Maria DeFehr (Reimer) second from the right and Helena Dyck, seventh from the right. Erna Friesen is on the far right of the second row standing.
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This is a photo of a group of women serving in the kitchen at the 1958 Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches at the North Kildonan MB Church. A few men stand on either side of the group. The women identified seated in the front row include Katharina Sawatzky on the far right, Maria DeFehr (Reimer) second from the right and Helena Dyck, seventh from the right.C.C. Warkentin (?) faces the group with back turned to the camera.
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This is a photo of mealtime at the 1958 Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The North Kildonan Mennonite Brethren Church basement is filled with men in suits seated along tables. Women can be seen serving them.
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This is a photo of mealtime at the 1958 Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The basement of the North Kildonan Mennonite Brethren Church is filled with men in suits sitting along tables. They are being served by women.
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Reduced duplication of NP17-01-38; see oversized folder.
This photo is of the delegates at the General MB Conference convention held at Carson & Mountain Lake, Minnesota, August 24 - September 2, 1948. This photo is made up of 15 delegate group photos from various locations such as Buhler, Hillsboro, San Jose, Enid, Fairview, Corn, Wichita, Bessie, Collonsville, Ingalls, Carson, Mountain Lake, Henderson, Paxton, Harvey, Sawyer, Larslan, S.S. Mission, Ebenfeld, Hooker, Balko, Post Oak Mission, Reedley, Los Angeles, Dinuba, Fresno, West-Salem, Rosedale, Shafter, Bakersfield, Canada, S. America, Premont, Dallas, Dorance, Tampa (This is the reduced size of NP17-01-38).
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This is a photograph of the Winkler Bible Institute group preparing to return from the General Conference in Hillsboro, Kansas. 12 men wearing ties, hats and coats stand in front of a bus. A gentleman on the left, probably the bus driver, wears a chauffeur's uniform. 4 women each wearing a coat with a fur collar and a hat stand with the men. some luggage is tied down on the top of the bus.
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This is a photograph of a large group of delegates and attendees at the 1948 Mennonite World Conference in Newton, Kansas, posing on the steps of a large institution. 6 men are seated in front at the bottom of the stairs. C.F. Klassen is seated second from left in that row and H.S. Bender at far right. A significant number of women both young and old can be seen in the crowd.
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This photo is an outdoor group photo of the delegates who attended the 1933 General Conference of Mennonite Brethren convention in Hillsboro, KS. The church building is visible in the background (3 copies; see oversized folders). Canadian MBs visible include Abram H. Unruh, B.B. Janz, A.A. Kroeker. The photo is a panorama style photo.
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This photo is a group portrait of delegates sitting in the pews of the North Kildonan MB Church at a Canadian MB Conference convention (3 copies). Some of the delegates identified include: Front row: Cornelius C. Warkentin (1st left), Benjamin B. Janz (2nd left), Cornelius A. DeFehr (4th left), David D. Duerksen (5th left), John A. Toews (6th left), A. H. Unruh (8th left), A.E. Janzen (10th left). Second row from front: John M. Schmidt (1st left), John B. Toews (13th left). Third row from front: Cornelius C. Peters (8th left), Abraham H. Toews (14th left). Fourth row from front: Jacob J. Toews (1st left), David D. Pauls (15th left). Fifth row from front: Herman Lenzmann (9th left). 8th row from front: George Reimer (9th left). Front row standing: Willy Janz (8th left), B.B. Fast (18th left), Frank Sawatzky (24th left). Second row standing: Jacob J. Peters (1st left), Alexander Dirks (5th left). Back row standing: Walter Wiebe (5th left), Jacob Franz (9th left), Jacob H. Quiring (17th left), Peter Dahl (20th left), A.A. DeFehr (25th left).
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This is a photograph of the delegates and attendees at the 1927 General Conference of Mennonite Brethren in Henderson, Nebraska. They are seated in the pews of a large church. The stage is covered with a carpet and a grand piano stands in a prominent position at the front of the church.
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This is a photo of a gathering of several hundred people, perhaps a city-wide inter-church event in Winnipeg. The particulars of this event are unknown.
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This photo is a group portrait of the delegates at a Canadian MB Conference convention (2 copies in oversized file, 1 copy filed as NP 10-2-45). They pose along the side of a large building. Those identified include: Row 1: Left to Right: 6th J.B. Toews, 8th Heinrich J. Regehr, 9th J.A. Toews, 10th C.A. DeFehr, 11th Johannes Harder, 22nd Abram Toews. Row 2: Left to Right: 15th A.H. Unruh, 16th B.B. Janz. Row 3: Left to Right: Sukkau, George, 8th Cornelius Balzer, 26th Victor Martens. Row 4: Right to Left: 2nd William Neufeld, 3rd C.C. Warkentin, 6th B.B. Fast.
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This is a photo of the delegates and their families taken during the summer convention of the Northern District of the General Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church of North America (later called the Canadian Conference of MB Churches). The photo was probably taken after the Sunday morning worship service, which appears to have taken place in the Roller Rink in downtown Winnipeg.
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This photo is a group shot of the delegates at the 1930 [General MB Conference?] convention (3 copies). Note: the Northern District Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church (later named the Canadian MB Conference) held its convention the day after the General Conference convention. This photo could be from either convention.
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This photo is a group portrait of those who attended a Preachers and Deacons Conference in Winnipeg (3 copies, some with other NP numbers. See NP25-7-45 and NP106-01-001. Identifications provided with photo. For full "name" access points, see NP106-01-001).
Front Row left to right: Franz Enns, Steinbach, MB, Heinrich Hiebert, Winnipeg, MB, Heinrich Rempel, Vauxhall, AB, Joh. Braun, Arnold, BC, Dan Braun, North Kildonan, MB, C.N. Hiebert, Hillsboro, KS, A.B. Peters, Winnipeg, MB, Joh. Toews, Coaldale, AB, A.H. Unruh, Winnipeg, MB, Joh. Ancres, Steinbach, MB, D.D. Derksen, Boissevain, MB, H.P. Toews, Arnaud, MB, A.A. Toews, Namaka, AB, Abr. Froese, Oak Bluff, MB, A.E. Janzen, Hillsboro, KS, C.C. Peters, Yarrow, BC , Abr. Regehr, Steinbach, MB, Abr. Loewen, Newton Siding, MB, Fr. B. Friesen, North Kildonan, MB.
Second row left to right: Abr. Willms, Coaldale, AB, G. Kroeker, Justice, MB, A.H. Redekopp, Niagara on -the-Lake, ON, P. Sawatzky, Holmfield, MB, P. Schultz, Holmfeld, MB, H. Kornelsen, Coaldale, AB, I.T. Ewert, Kitchener, ON, J.J. Siemens, Coaldale, AB, J.B. Toews, Winnipeg, MB, G.D. Huebert, Minneapolis, MN, J.A. Toews, Winnipeg, MB, Nick Redekopp, Oak Bluff, MB, ABr. Martens, Crowfoot, AB, Alexander Dirks, North Kildonan, MB, John T. Voth, Springstein, MB, Heinrich Thielmann, Kitchener, ON, Jacob A. Penner, Port Rowan, ON, I.H. Tiessen, Leamington, ON, Wm. Dyck, Niverville, MB, Peter Goertzen, Vineland, ON, Abr. Toews, North Kildonan, MB, F.C. Thiessen, Abbotsford, B.C.
Third row left to right: H.Duerksen, Holmfield, MB, Alex. Neumann, Grassy, Lake, AB, Heinr. Regehr, Winnipeg, MB, H. Wiebe, Vineland, ON, H.H. Epp, Saskatoon, SK, J.P. Sudermann, Hespeler, ON, Jak. F. Redekopp, Abbotsford, BC, Heinr. Bartsch, Yarrow, BC, David Pankratz, Coaldale, AB, J.H. Epp, Hepburn, SK, D. Neumann, Gem, AB, David Derksen, Leamington, ON, B.B. Fast, Winnipeg, MB, Fr.J. Peters, Swift Current, SK, P.P. Dyck, Oak Bluff, MB, J. Poettker, Lena, MB, J.J. Loewen, Justice, MB, Dan Koop, Sperling, MB
Note the Union Jack flag hanging from the rafters. It was used in Canada until 1965 when the maple leaf flag was adopted.
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This is a photo of a gathering at the 1954 Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference held at Virgil, Ontario. The general church services were held in nearby St. Catharines. Attendees are seated in a hockey arena. A large choir in white shirts and blouses sits in the bleachers near the small stage on which a number of people are seated. The photo has been taken from the back of the arena facing the stage.
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This is a photo of the congregation at a service in a St. Catharines, Ontario hockey arena during the 1954 Canadian MB Convention which took place at nearby Virgil, Ontario. The photo is taken from behind the stage, looking into the faces of the congregation.
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This is a photograph of the hymnal committee which was given the task of preparing the Worship Hymnal for use by Mennonite Brethren Churches in North America. The project was accepted at the General Conference in Corn, Oklahoma in 1966 and the hymnal was published in 1971. The photo shows the six committee members at work together.
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The back of this photo states that this is a photo of the Board of Education of the General Conference of MB churches. A group of 13 men is seated around tables in a room whose walls are decorated with floral wallpaper and wood paneling.
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This photo is of the College Lionel-Groulx in Quebec with lots of people in front of it.
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This photo shows Jean-Marc Nantel and his wife, John E. Toews, Jean Theoret and Doris Redekop at this convention.
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This is a photo of Ernest Dyck in front of the College Lionel-Groulx.
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This photo shows the stage and a choir singing.
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This photo shows six men standing on stage behind microphones at the Quebec Convention.
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This photo is of the stage of the convention and several musicians in the bottom right hand corner.
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This is a photo of left to right: unidentified, Adeline Neufeld, Herb Neufeld, Mme. Nantel, unidentified, unidentified, Ed Goertz, Jean-Marc Nantel, and Doris Redekop in front of the College Lionel-Groulx.
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This is a photo of left to right: Mme. Wingender, Richard Wingender (Quebec Moderator), Ernest Dyck, unidentified, and Philippe Bonicel in front of the Lionel-Groulx College.
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This is a photo of John H. Redekop (Chair, BFL), Annie Brosseau (editor, LeLien), Herb Kopp (Vice-Chair, BFL).
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This is a photo of Herb and Doris Kopp with more people and the Lionel-Groulx College in the background.
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This is a photo of John and Doris Redekop with more people and the Lionel-Groulx College in the background.
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This is a photo of left to right: Mme. Wingender, Richard Wingender, John H. Redekop, Ernest Dyck,unidentified man with a small child, and Philippe Bonicel in front of the Lionel-Groulx College.
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Accompanying this photo (in the file) is a key identifying some of the people pictured.
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This photo shows the delegates posing for a group picture outside a tent at the "last" session of the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Church in North America held in Wichita, Kansas, July 8-10, 1999. The next convention in 2001 (Abbotsford) celebrated the achievement of the "General Conference" and launched the "divested" version as USMB and CCMBC.