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A family photo of Peter Jacob Klassen's grandfather, Abraham Goerz. The people in the photograph are number for identification. 1. Jakob P. Klassen 2. Agnes Klassen (nee Goerz) 3. Heinrich Goerz 4. Anna Goerz 5. Tina Goerz 6. Abram Goerz 7. Peter Goerz 8. Hans Goerz. The two in the middle that are not numbered are Abraham and his wife Aganetha (nee Fast).
Four-horse teams pull hay binders through a field during harvest time. A man drives the first team of horses.
Four-horse teams pull binders through a field during harvest time. A man drives the front team of horses. The Herschel Ebenfeld Mennonite Church can be seen in the background of this photograph.
Workers lifting and fastening the rafters onto the Herschel Ebenfeld Mennonite Church.
Two workers stand on ladders as they continue to lift and fasten rafters onto the Herschel Ebenfeld Mennonite Church.
The roof is being built on the rafters of the Herschel Ebenfeld Mennonite Church. Six workers are on the roof attaching the wooden boards as three workers from the ground cut the boards to size and pass them up.
A worker sits on the roof to take a break from shingling. It appears as though he may be eating his lunch while resting. The windows have been inserted and now the siding awaits to be put on.
A worker puts on wooden siding around the framed windows of the Herschel Ebenfeld Mennonite Church.
A man [Peter J. Klassen?] wearing a suit stands on a saw horse and leans against the exterior wall of the Herschel Ebenfeld Mennonite Church.
Two workers take a break on some of the lumber to be used. They hold their hammers and saws. In the background, someone climbs the ladder to the rafters.
A man stands on the peak of the roof of the Herschel Ebenfeld Mennonite Church, only a few rows are left to be shingled until the roof has been completed.
A worker stands up on a ladder at the top of the Herschel Ebenfeld Mennonite Church to finish the siding on the rear face of the building.
Using two ladders, workers nail on the eave of the rear-facing gable.
A worker (Peter J. Klassen) stands outside of the Herschel Ebenfeld Mennonite Church and cuts some more shingles using a handsaw and a guide to ensure that the shingles are of uniform thickness. Wooden siding has been put on parts of the building as it nears completion.
Some of the workers leaning against the wall supports as they are building the Herschel Ebenfeld Mennonite Church. Centre is Peter J. Klassen.