This photo is portrait of Anna Thiessen. Anna was an early city missionary in Winnipeg. Working out of the North End Chapel, she did home visits, hospital visits, Sunday School, sewing classes, and became the matron of the Mary Martha Home in Winnipeg.
This photo is a portrait of Anna Thiessen and a large group of 27 girls in a sewing class, posing for a photo with some of their sewing. This was part of Anna Thiessen's community mission work in Winnipeg.
This photo is of a baptism outdoors performed by Rev. Jacob Thiessen, in Herbert, Saskatchewan with a large group of onlookers on the river bank. Anna Thiessen, daughter of Jacob W. Thiessen, standing far right. A log fastened to a pole in the river bed leads baptism candidates into the river where Rev. Thiessen will baptize them by immersion.
This photo is of Mrs. Helena Thiessen (nee Helena Siemens) (1870-1939) and her daughters. From l-r seated are Anna Thiessen, Helena Thiessen. Name of daughter standing is unknown.
This photo is of 12 men and women posing for a photo inside the church building at the corner of Manitoba ave. and McKenzie street. The address was 652 Manitoba ave. Beside the choir is a foot pump organ with German sayings on the clapboard walls. This photo is of the same group of people as NP045-01-13 which as identification of the choir members. Anna Thiessen in middle row second from left.
This photo is of Anna Thiessen (l) with Helen Neufeld (r) standing outside a building with a young girl posing for a photo. They have heavy coats on. -- Note: this is an original of 66-03-3.
This photo is of five young "Hamburger children." [Anna Thiessen did home visitations as part of her mission work in Winnipeg in the early 1900s. These could be children from a home she visited. CDS]
This photo is of a large group of adults standing inside a building. [Possibly the North End Mennonite Brethren Church] Anna Thiessen front row, second from right.
This photo is of a large group of children outside the North End Chapel, Winnipeg (on Burrows Ave.) with Anna Thiessen (l) and Helena P. Neufeld (r). 2 copies.