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This photo shows a group of men in the forestry service creating an interesting pose, with one man on the shoulders of another, standing behind two crouching men -- creating a human "look-out tower" (?) -- with others in the action by standing guard or climbing a tree to get into the picture.

This photo shows in the foreground a large clearing with paths and grass, and in the background, a building in the trees. Over 30 people can be seen in the yard, several with bicycles, some on exercise equipment (balance beam, swing and rings), some holding dogs, and others looking on.

This photo shows a group of men posing in front of a building -- four men are reclining in the foreground, the rest are standing in two rows behind them. The style of jackets and caps on the men vary in colour and style. The group includes a Peter Neufeld, ? Hamm, and Jacob Heide.

This photo shows a group of men from the forestry service in Russia, standing behind a horse and cart, with a gazebo and other buildings in the background. David Friesen is bringing the daily report to the forester.

This photo shows 24 men in the phylloxera unit standing in front of their tents, set up in a clearing, with the forested hills in the background. Their task was insect and pest control in vineyards. The photo includes Gerhard Neufeld of Paulsheim, who was shot the night after his auction sale just prior to emigration to Canada in 1926, and David Heidebrecht, who later ordained as a minister in 1921 and later settled in Alberta. Both Neufeld and Heidebrecht were issued silver watches, in recognition of their service.

This photo shows 20 men in the forestry service in Russia posing with their land surveying equipment. They are standing in a clearing with forest in the background. The location was close to the Black Sea. The photo includes J.J. Janzen who later lived in St. Catharines, Ontario.

This photo shows (L-R) Heinrich Hamm, Jacob Braun and Gerhard Fast, each standing beside a bicycle.

This photo is a portrait of Cornelius K. Heide (b. 1876), brother of Jacob Heide, who later lived in Boissevain, Manitoba.

This photo shows a group of me n posing in 3 rows, in front of a log-constructed building. Peter Neufeld (later of Boissevain, Manitoba) has been identified (with 2 ink marks); and, Jacob Heide (also, later of Boissevain) has been identified (with 1 ink mark).

This photo is a formal group picture of 33 uniformed men arranged in 4 straight rows, set up in front of a building. The fifth person in the second row is a corporal (seen by the white stripes on his collar). Row 3: Franz Toews is the fourth person; Jacob Hoemsen is the 6th person (counting l-r). Jacob Hoemsen served at this camp as well as in the Russo-Japanese war and the First World War. He wrote and published his experience in Der Bote. He lived in Alexander, Manitoba.

This photo is a composite with 60 oval portraits of Mennonite men in forestry service at Anodol in 1913. Also included are an additional 5 oval portraits of administrators, and 4 other photos of life at the camp. In the centre at the top is Head Forester (a Russian), below him is David Klassen, forestry president, to his left is Abram Klassen, the man in charge of material and pastoral care at the Anadol camp.

This photo shows how men carried and stacked logs without jack, tractors, or catepillars. (See Quiring's Als Ihr Zeit..., p. 171)

This photo shows 16 men with their musical instruments and a conductor with his baton. The band consists of 2 clarinet players, 7 cornet players, 4 baritone horn players, 1 trombone player, 1 tuba player and a percussionist (bass drum, cymbal, triangle). Of the 7 cornet players several are B flat horns and others are likely E flat horns.

This photo shows seven men relaxing in the wild grass, probably on a Sunday afternoon. Two bicycles are in the background. Heinrich Dyck (1887-1963) who later lived in Vineland, Ontario, in the man in the centre with the hat.