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Dietrich & Katie Warkentin with children Rudolf, Annemarie and Hildegard.

This photo shows a group of people at a Wiebe gathering on a yard east of Steinbach, Manitoba, in 1937.
Back row, (l-r) Peter Sawatzky, Jacob Dueck, Cornie Martens, Cornelius Wiebe, Jacob Wiens, Frank Sawatzky.
Front row, (l-r) Mrs. Maria Broesky with her son to her right, Tina Dueck, Agatha Funk, Nettie Broesky, Annie Broesky, 2 unknown, Henry Wiebe, Mrs. Wiebe, Mrs. Frank Sawatzky.
Seated on chairs, Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Wiebe

The couple is standing beside a decorated car.

School Portrait of Barbara Fehr Grade 10 Age 15, daughter of Henry Fehr and Dorothy Thiessen

Henry and Dorothy (nee Thiessen) Fehr and children Barbara Ann and Kenneth Henry. Henry is wearing a checked suit, white shirt and dark tie. Dorothy a jacket with white trim. Kenneth is wearing a jacket and bow tie and Barbara a jacket with white trim..

This photograph shows the fenced yard on a Steinbach street in the early days before there were paved streets or sidewalks. Some buildings are shown on the treed yard. The significance of this photograph is the sign on the post which reads "Welcome to Steinbach Speed Limit 15 miles per hour. Danger Sharp Curve.
Negative available in MGI collection.

This photograph shows men and women standing outside with a few children and young men seated in the grass. These are probably all residents of Steinbach, Manitoba, and perhaps all members of the Kornelsen family. Seated in the centre are G.E. Kornelsen and his wife Anna (nee Doerksen) 1854-1937. Identity of a few others: Back row: l-r, 1st man, Jacob G. Kornelsen, long time high school teacher in Steinbach; smaller man unknown, next, G.G. Kornelsen, Watkins dealer in Steinbach; tall man, 3rd from right, Heinrich Kreutzer - another source identified this tall, bearded man as Diedrich Unger; last man in back row is believed to be John G. Kornelsen.

This photograph shows a group of 17 residents of Steinbach, Manitoba - men, women and children.
L-r, Front row: Jake Peters and Marie Peters - later married Reimer, both children of Peter B. and Helena Peters.
Middle row: Mrs. Helena Peters, (nee Rempel), smaller lady unknown, dark-haired lady - Susanna Reimer born 1904 daughter of Jacob Reimer (she married Peter A. Vogt).
Back row: Peter B. Peters 1873-1932, proprietor of Tourist Hotel, Steinbach (husband of Helena).

This photograph shows a group of 19 young men posed outdoors, most of them wearing hats. Ten are standing, six sitting and 2 reclining in front. The man reclining, right side is Jacob J. Reimer, born 1900.

This photograph shows a group of 11 men and 13 ladies from Steinbach, MB, 5 with musical instruments, posed outside around 1914. Persons are identified as listed under a copy of this photograph in Refelections on our heritage, a history of Steinbach and the R.M. of Hanover from 1874 by Abe Warkentin, page 89. Starting from front row seated l-r, Row 1: Mrs. Henry T. Reimer, Mrs. C.T. Loewen, Isaac T. Loewen, Peter S. Rempel, Miss Elizabeth Friesen, Mrs. C.K. Friesen, Mrs. Margaret Woodward (nee Guenther); Row 2: Mrs. P.B. Reimer, Mrs. Groening, Miss Agnes Reimer, Mrs. J.S. Rempel, Mrs. John F. Giesbrecht, Mrs. Peter T. Toews, Mrs. John Friesen, Mrs. George G. Goossen; Row 4: standing, Jacob H.W. Reimer, Jacob A. Reimer, K.R. Barkman, C.F. Barkman, Abram Fast, John P. Friesen, C.T. Kroeker, Simon Sobering, George D. Goossen.

This photograph shows a group of 21 adults, men and women, with 10 children including babies, posed in front of the Heinrrich Wiebe residence in Steinbach. The building has shingled siding, with tapestry hung onto the wall for a background. Persons identified by Mrs. George Goossen, Steinbach and from book, Reflections on our heritage, a history of Steinbach and R.M. of Hanover from 1874 by Abe Warkentin, 1971, page 88, as follows: Row 1: lying down, at right, Johann Wiebe; Row 2: 2nd from right, bearded man seated with tall hat, Johann T. Barkman (1862-1900); Row 3: l-r-Mrs. Heinrich Wiebe, holding baby; third from left, lady with white ribbon on dress, Mrs Klaas R. Toews(?); 5th from left, Mrs. Peter H. Guenther, born 1873, with infant son, Peter S. Guenther (later Steinbach teacher); Row 4: 2nd from left, Heinrich Wiebe; 4th from left, Abram Friesen; 6th from left Helena Reimer, daughter of local merchant Klaas Reimer; extreme right, German immigrant couple living in Steinbach at that time.

This photograph shows several business fronts on Main Street in Steinbach, MB, probably taken in the 1890s. One of the buildings is K.B. Reimer & Sons Store. There is a hitching rail in front with horses.

This photograph shows the mill in Steinbach, MB., with several men, a woman and a few children posed in front.

This photograph is rather blurred. It shows the school yard of the first school in Steinbach, MB. Students are working on their garden plots and being watched by their teacher. Background shows the buildings on the other side of the street.

This photograph shows the first school building in Steinbach, MB. A wooden building with a fence and trees is situated on a dirt road. This building was also used as a church. The picture is rather dark. Negative in collection.