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Heinrich Janzen 1869-1940 and Susanna (Friesen), d. 1942, daughter of Peter M. Friesen 1849 and children Wladimir and Elizabeth. Heinrich was a teacher at the Deaf & Dumb School inTiege, Mol. Russia. Mr. Janzen is standing with his hands behind his back, wearing a dark suit and white shirt. Mrs. Janzen is seated wearing a dark skirt and fancy white blouse. Wladimir is wearing a white outfit and standing on a chair. Elizabeth is wearing a white dress and is standing beside her mother.

Portrait of Wladimir Janzen (1900-1957) wearing a dark shirt with stand-up collar. He was a teacher and minister in Tiege, Molotschna, Russia. His wife was Helen Dück b. 1905. They had a son Waldemar.

Johann Abram Dyck(1854) and wife Margaret Dyck (1859) with children: Back (l-r): Margaret, Johann and Sara. Front: twin girls Maria and Anna and parents. There are 2 empty chairs, one in front of each of the twins, also a foot stool at the front.

Oval portraits of Jacob Dyck b. 17 Aug 1845 at Kronsthal, Russia d. 26 Jul. 1913 at Herbert, SK and his wife Elisabeth Wiebe b. 3 May 1848 at Rosenthal, Russia, d. 5 Aug. 1922, Herbert, SK. They were married 2 Oct 1868.. Jacob is the son of Jacob Dyck (1809?) and Elizabeth Jaeger (1807). Elisabeth (Wiebe) Dyck is wearing a dark dress and a black lacy cap head covering (Haube). Jacob is wearing a dark jacket, a dark shirt buttoned with a white button on top and a white collar. This is the 3nd generation of the Jakob Dyck (1773-184)1 Ancestry display.

Mrs. and Mrs. Jacob Dyck are sitting on chairs , probably a studio photo. Elisabeth is wearing a dark dress with folds in the bodice and a lacy black cap (Haube). Jacob is wearing a dark suit, with a dark shirt buttoned at the top with a white button and a white collar. He is holding a book in his right hand. Jacob is the son of Jacob Dyck 1809? and Elizabeth Jaeger 1807. This is generation 3 of the Jakob Dyck 1773-1841 Ancestry display. Jakob 1773 was married to Anna Bartel 1779-1850 . They lived in Danziger Werder, Prussia and later Kronsgarten Russia. (no photo of Jakob 1773.

The inscription on the reverse reads "A. Vogt w[ith] friend Hamm"

This photo shows a group of about 30 posing on the side of a building and around a tree. One man is reclined on a branch of the tree, several men have white aprons as if they are the cooks, some have dark aprons as if they are black smiths, and some are dressed in uniform with shiny boots.

The men are resting each with their hoe in hand. Three men have created a human pyramid by having one man stand on the shoulders of the other two.

The inscription on the reverse reads "Zur Erinnerung an deine Kollegen & Mitarbeitern" (in memory of your colleague and co-worker).

This items shows 180 oval portraits of Mennonite men plus 6 officers, who served at Anodol Forestry camp in 1912. One of the 6, the one with the long beard, is D.J. Classen, the president of the Forestry administration. (See <i>Als ihre Zeit erfüllt war,</i> p.168).

This photo shows presumably G.G. Dueck in uniform standing in front of a blossoming apple tree (later of Springstein, Manitoba),

This photo show a group of six men inside around an office desk with a map of Europe in the background. One man is working an abicus, another has a ledger book open, another is writing on a document. There are stamps on the table.

This photo shows a group of 11 men, all dressed in their uniforms, posing outside, with trees in the background.

The inscription on the reverse reads "Mit Aekonom Abram Klassen."

This photograph shows a forestry camp in Russia. Several building can be seen. There are two men with bicycles in the background and other men standing around. Part of the trees seem to have a tinge of green. The inscription on the reverse says "Kaserne Gross-Anadol."