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This is a photograph of Abram Janzen and his first wife, Margaretha Janzen (Paetkau). They are sitting on chairs place on a cloth in front of a backdrop. Straw is visible. Abram is dressed in a three piece suit and tie. Suit jacket and vest are double breasted. Margaretha is in a checkered skirt and velvet jacket. She is wearing a black bonnet.

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 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 photograph is of seven young ladies resting under a large tree. They are students at the Maedchen Schule. All are wearing dark clothing and the youngest in front has a white apron over her dress. The names are Margareta Janzen and Lena Eckert in the front row; then unknown and Schroeder; back row M. Wiebe, Helena Unger (later a Mrs. J. Friesen) and Lena Dyck. Inscription on reverse states it was taken when "I" (unknown) was in the Maedchen Schule the first year.

This is a photograph of two young women dressed in suits for cold weather and gloves. Their large hats are ca. 1900. They are both wearing white blouses under their suits. A small purse on a chain is in the right hand of the woman on the left. It is believed that the woman on the left is Anna Janz (Janzen).

This is a photograph of an unknown young woman showing off the length of her hair. Her arms are resting on a dressing screen. She is wearing a white, frilly blouse and a skirt.

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 photograph of a group of four young men, two seated and two standing. All are well dressed. Seated on the right is Heinrich Janz and standing on the left is Johann Janz. It is possible that all four are Janz brothers, sons of Heinrich Janz and Maria Letkemann.

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 photograph is a head and shoulders shot of the bride Katharina Janzen. She has a floral arrangement with white ribbons attached to her dress and also to her tulle veil. The dress has a high neckline.

This photograph is of a father and his four sons. Father, Heinrich B. Janz, is seated in the centre at a small table. The sons are: Johann, Heinrich, Peter and Jakob. Their mother was Maria (Letkemann) Janz (1857-1894. No birth dates are currently available for Heinrich, Peter and Jacob; therefore it can't be determined which one is which.

This is a photograph of Helena Wiebe (Janzen). She is wearing earrings. Her dark dress has lace ruching at the neck and on the bodice. There is a necklace visible near the black bow on her left side.

This photograph is of Heinrich Janzen. His hair is very short, he has a mustache. His white shirt has a stand-up collar and he is wearing a bow-tie.

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 is a wedding photograph of an young couple, possibly Helena Enns (Thiessen) and Jacob Enns. The bride's dress has a train and a veil. A fan is hanging from a sash at her waist. Her done up hair has flowers in it. The veil falls from her headpiece. The groom's right hand is around her waist. He is dressed in a double breasted morning suit with white shirt and white bow tie. His left gloved hand is holding his other glove. On his lapel is a white ribbon with a sprig of myrtle. They are standing in front of a photographers backdrop.