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Used in CM 17-3-1. Caption: "A beautifully carved second story of an old house in Frunze which unfortunately may soon have to give way to prefabricated and quickly erected modern apartment blocks." See 1994-14.1774.

Note on back of photo: "A Cellar room in Heilbronn." The ceiling & walls are in a state of disrepair. It is a makeshift dwelling in postwar Germany. Probably taken in the 1940s just after the war. See related photo in 2001-14.142.

A Chilliwack, British Columbia farm house and gardens. Not found in CM.

Note on back: "A family in a cellar room in Heilbronn." Six family members are seated around a table at right while an older woman (the grandmother?) stands at the stove. Probably taken in the late 1940s just after the war. See related photo in 2001-14.143.

Used in CM 4-26-3. A group of 6 single houses built by Pax men; made of cement blocks, with steep roofs of clay tiles. In total 11 houses had been built in the area of Bielefeld by the paxmen. C.f. houses in 1994-14.2203.

A home in Saigon, made of thatched straw. The women thatch the straw.

Color photo of a house. It is located up on a hill, above the rest of the community. It is winter time, there are drifts of snow in front of the house. Also at St. Anthony?

A house in Greece. Built of stone, square in style. Not used in any of the ref. under Pax\Greece in the CM Index. Was together with photo in 1994-14.2255.

Caption on back reads: "Where M.P.M. is building station. A house on the Bloodvein Indian Reserve. It appears to be a good size. However at the time I visited the large part was not in use at all due to a need of repairs. A family of five were living in the small right section of the house.. Miss Helen Willms, Matheson Island." Used in CM 3-44-1. See also CM 7-16-6.

A house under construction on the mission. Boys volunteer to work here under "Christlicher Dienst" from all the colonies. Used in CM 8-21-5.

A house with two cars (partially seen) parked in front of it. A man is working at a window of the house. The TV antenae seems to be bent over. Cleaning up after the tornado on the Matthys farm?

An Indigenous man stands in front of a log house in winter. Three children are also visible in the photograph. Perhaps this is a newly built home for a family. CM 7-16-7 has an article about Henry Neufeld's task of assisting people to build better houses. Probable location is Pauingassi, Manitoba. Negative also.

Used in CM 3-31-8. A typical shelter measuring 3 feet by 6 feet which serves as a home for a Korean family. Thin boards, cardboard, flattened tin cans and rice straw mats are the usual contruction materials for these shelters. Through the Mennonite Central Committee, Mennonite volunteers bring relief to some of these needy families

Note on back: "A typical village house." It has clay walls and a straw roof. A man sits on a bench in the front part of the house which is open. Part of a series 1994-14.1518-1522.