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This photo shows departure day scene at the Lichtenau train station. The train is in the background against the horizon; a crowd has gathered to bid the emigrants farewell; an empty wagon is seen in the foreground with several boys sitting on the wagon side rail. This photo is a slightly different photo than the one published in Gerhard Lohenz's Heritage Remembered ( HR 261).

This photo shows a departure day scene at the Lichtenau train station. The train is in the background against the horizon; a crowd has gathered to bid the emigrants farewell; empty wagons are seen more in the foreground is a group of boys, several sitting on the wagon side rail, but the wagon they are on cannot be seen. [HR 261]

This is a photo of Mennonites in Southern Russia boarding trains. They were leaving for Canada. Parting was bitter. Many knew that it was for life. [HR 264]