Identity area
Reference code
CA MHC 713-BK5-134
Title
Hoffnungsfeld: administration office under construction
Date(s)
- [between 1926-1929] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 photograph: b&w; 11 x 8 cm
Context area
Name of creator
(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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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The photo shows the administration office in Hoffnungsfeld under construction. The wooden beam and log framed structure is standing next to two other buildings, one complete and the other incomplete. The latter have thatched roofs.