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This photo is of an ancient stone carving / sculpture called a "Baba". These life sized stone statues possibly linked to fertility cult were made by the Scythians. These objects are located near a burial mound in the village of Chortitza. To the right of the sculpture are flowers and trees are in the background.

This photo is of three boys sitting on the sand on the beach on Chortitza Island (Insel Chortitza). The boys are playing in the sand. The sand is unusual in that the grains are angular in shape.

This photo is of a man standing beside a car on the side of a street in a village near Bergthal.

This is a portrait of an old man by Balthasar Denner.
Note: photocopied onto paper.

This is a portrait of an old woman by Balthasar Denner.
Note: photocopied onto paper.

This photo is of the former Mennonite hospital in Waldheim, Molotschna colony, which is still being used as a hospital. The roof is a tin roof on top of a brown/red brick walls in a "L" shape, with sheds on the far right hand side.

This photo is of the point where the Dnieper River and Nieder Chortitza rivers join. A rolling country side is in thbe background and another boat can be seen on the water to the right.

These are two miniature portraits by Balthasar Denner of his wife Esther Winter and himself.
Note: photocopied onto paper.

This photo is of the battleground near the river Kalke between the Russians and Mongolians in 1223. This is near the Bergthal Colony, Kamennaja Magila, the Black Hills of Bergthal area (about 6 miles N.W. of Bergthal itself). In this photo is a wet field with water sitting on it. A lone telephone pole in the center and mountains in the background.

This photo is of the battleground near the river Kalke between the Russians and Mongolians in 1223. This is near the Bergthal Colony, Kamennaja Magila, the Black Hills of Bergthal area (about 6 miles N.W. of Bergthal itself). In this photo is a wet field with water sitting on it. A person is standing on the left hand side with a lone telephone pole in the center and mountains in the background.

This photo is of a beach on the Island of Chortitza taken from the water. People can be seen on the beach and large [oak?] trees are in the background.

This photo is of the former Bergthal Colony, south Russia viewed from the south side. Beyond the road and trees in a small valley is the colony.

This photo is of the female Russian translator that accompanied the tour eating cherries in Muntau. In the background are others form the tour also eating the cherries. A wooden gate is the background among the trees.

This photo is of 17 men and women posing for a photo inside a store. These people are the employees at one of Erdmann Penner and Otto Schultz's stores. There were stores in Gretna, Morden, Plum Coulee and Tannenau (East Reserve). Seat in the front row far right is Johann Schroeder who worked in the stores on the West Reserve. The West Reserve stores were built around 1883 when the railroad came though Morden, Plum Coulee and Gretna. Schroeder worked in the stores unitl 1892 when he got married and started farming.

This photo is of the former home of Heinrich Willms in Halbstadt.
Note: photo is colored.