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This is a head and shoulder sepia portrait of Johann Janzen and his wife Katharina Janzen before they emigrated to Canada in 1928. Johann is wearing what could be an alternative service uniform. Katharina is wearing a long-sleeved white blouse featuring a multi-buttoned long cuff.

An older woman, Maria Janzen (Klassen), is sitting in a cane chair in her garden surrounded by fencing. She is wearing a long, dark skirt and a dark printed blouse. On her head is a black cap. She has a kerchief around her shoulders. She was the wife of Heinrich Janzen.

This is a portrait of a couple seated at a small table. He is holding a slim volume in his right hand. Behind them is an artificial landscape or curtain. The couple is probably Anna, nee Peters, and her husband Abram Janzen. She is wearing a long dark dress with a jacket. Both clothing items have dark velvet trim. She is also wearing a bonnet. He is wearing a dark suit and light or white shirt.

This is a portrait of an unknown mother and her two children. The mother is seated and holding her naked younger child. She is wearing a long dark dress. On her left hand is a wedding band and her watch is visible under the cuff of her dress. The other child standing on the chair is a girl. She is wearing a dark dress that reaches above the knees and is tied just below the waist. She is holding a doll that looks to have a porcelain head and a soft body. Mother and daughter have dark hair.
The bottom right corner is imprinted with a name, possibly the photographer.

This photograph is of three Janzen sisters; L>R Margaretha, Maria, and Anna. The photograph is cut off at chest height. Margaretha and Anna's blouses are white and lace trimmed. Maria's blouse does not appear white but is trimmed with a white lace collar and a bow. All three are wearing jewellery; Margaretha a brooch and the other two have necklaces with large pendants.
The year 1913 is imprinted on the photograph in the bottom right corner.

This is the reverse of the photograph of the Dyck sisters congratulating their Onkel Hans and Tante Anna.

This photograph features 4 sisters from youngest to oldest. From right to left they are Justina, Erika, Katharina and Margaretha Dyck. They are wearing coats and tams. Tams as head-wear were popular in the twentys. Justina and Katharina's coats have fur on their collar. All girls appear to have short hair. On the reverse of the photo is a short letter dated 10 Apr 1931.

This is a well dressed bridal couple. Her dress is white and ornate with a wide belt at her waist. It appears to be all lace. There is a pin or small brooch at her throat. She is wearing a veil with flowers. She appears to have fair hair. Her left hand is in the crook of his right arm. He is wearing a dark, double-breasted morning suit, white shirt and white bow tie and ribbons with flowers on his left lapel.

This is a group photograph of twenty-nine people. Women are seated in the front two rows and men are standing in the back two rows. In the centre there is a small table. It could be a choir. Many are holding books, some are open. All men except for the tallest in the back row have mustaches. All are well dressed.

This is an unknown family photograph consisting of mother and father with five children, three girls and two boys. The sister and brother in the back row have their arms linked. One son is standing between his seated parents. Both girls in front are wearing lace-trimmed pantaloons. The mother's dress has velvet trim near the hem, on her cuffs, at the neck and down the front. She is wearing a cap or bonnet. The father is wearing a suit with vest.

This family photograph is of Margaretha Janzen, nee Paetkau and Abram Janzen and their eight children, four girls and four boys.. The group is in front of a cloth curtain and behind it is the corner of a brick building. The infant on the mother's lap is the daughter, Justina. The other three girls are wearing long dark dresses each with a brooch at the neckline. The boys are all wearing buttoned-up jackets. The boy at the back, Abram, is wearing a lighter coloured jacket, the other three are dark. Two boys in front are sitting on wooden footstools. The mother, Margaretha, appears to be wearing a dark bonnet. L>R in back:- Abram, Katharina, Maria; center L>R Margaretha with Justina, Abram with Johann in front of him, Margaretha; in front L>R Heinrich and David.

This photograph is probably a family group. Not all names are given. Two women seated on the bench have infants on their laps. The barefoot women on the far left is holding an infant wrapped in a shawl and wearing a baby bonnet. She might not be a family member. Two children are seated on the ground. Several of the boys are wearing typical belted Russian tunics or blouses. The names supplied are as follows left to right in the back row:- 1.Abram Janzen, 2.unknown, 3.Johann Janzen, 4.Gerhard Pries, 5.Anna Janzen, 6.Peter Janzen; seated row:- 1.unknown female with unknown infant, 2.Katharina Pries, 3.unknown girl, 4.unknown child, 5.Katharina Janzen with unknown child on her lap, 6. unknown child, 7.Margaretha Janzen; both girl and boy seated on the ground are not named. The group is in front of a brick building with a window on the left. The ground is also of laid bricks.

This is a photograph of Heinrich and Maria Janz and their two sons. Peter is standing next to his father and Heinrich is standing next to his mother. The father Heinrich is wearing a striped tie and dark suit and shirt. He has a mustache. The younger son, Peter has a white ribbon or bow under his collar and his shirt is belted. Both boys have very short haircuts.

This photograph is of two young unnamed boys, possibly brothers. The elder one is standing and the younger one is seated. Both are wearing knee breeches and a sailor top with large collar, white stockings and black shoes. The younger boy is seated on a well-upholstered chair. The older boy has his left arm around the younger. The inscription on the reverse of the photograph reads "zum Geburtstag am 15. Maerz 1912".

This is a head and shoulder photograph of Heinrich (Heinz) Janz. He is well groomed and sporting a handlebar mustache. He is wearing a suit with vest, white shirt with a stand up collar and a striped tie. The year 1912 is impressed on the bottom right corner of the actual photograph. The photograph is pasted on an olive green cardboard stock.