This item is a limited print of a drawing by Peter von Kampen depicting the Hudson's Bay House at St. Ann, Manitoba, where the Mennonite delegates found accomodations when they were looking for land in 1873.
This photo is of the Chortitza Oak tree which was between 700-800 years old. The photo was taken in the spring or summer and shows the trunk of the tree and most of its crown. A small metal fence roughly as big as the crown of the tree encircles it. Off to the right stands a woman outside the fence next to a wooden box. This photo was created by taking 3 photos and pasting them together.
This photo is a digital reporduction of a photo of the Chortotza Oak tree. Two boys stand in front of the tree and a large group of people stand behind the tree with their backs to the tree. The large trunk of the tree is what is most prominent in the photo. Russian witting is on the side which says "Chortitza Oak 700 years"
The Chortitza Oak tree (same as MHC 531:5, but digitally enhanced). It had a height of 35 metres. The crown had a diameter of 43 metres, and the trunk about 3.4 metre. The tree was 700-800 years old when the photo was taken. Taken in the spring or summer, it shows the trunk, branches and most of the crown. A small metal fence roughly the circumference of the crown, encircles the tree. There is a woman outside the fence off to the right, next to a wooden box.
The Chortitza Oak tree (same as MHC 531:5, but digitally enhanced). It had a height of 35 metres. The crown had a diameter of 43 metres, and the trunk about 3.4 metre. The tree was 700-800 years old when the photo was taken. Taken in the spring or summer, it shows the trunk, branches and most of the crown. A small metal fence roughly the circumference of the crown, encircles the tree. There is a woman outside the fence off to the right, next to a wooden box.
This photo is of the escarpment, geological land formation, near the former Mennonite colony of Bergthal in the Ukraine known as Kamennaya Mogila. -- Note: this is a digital enlargement of the original. Schroeder has written more about this in "Preservings" June 2003.
The trunk and main branches of the Chortitza Oak tree., taken in the spring or summer. Behind the tree to the right is a group of 8 Ukrainian female dancers in traditional dress, sitting on a railing that encircles the oak tree.
This photo shows the Hudson's Bay House near St. Anne, Manitoba built in 1872-1873, where the Mennonite delegates found accommodations in 1873 when they were looking for land for Russian Mennonites. The photo was taken some time after 1974. The building was later destroyed by fire.