William Schroeder Photograph Collection
- CA CMBS NP011
- Collection
- 1700-1999
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
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William Schroeder Photograph Collection
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
Views from tourist boat upon Dnieper River around Isle of Chortitza
This photo is of the view from the back of a tourist boat on the Dnieper River near the Island of Chortitza (Insel Chortitza). Gently sloping landscape in the background.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
This photo is of members on the tour lead by William Schroeder to Russia on a boat going around the Isle of Chortitza. People are sitting in benches on the top deck.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
Tourist hotel in Zaporozyhe USSR
This photo is of a tourist hotel in Zaporozyhe, USSR. A large side walk with people walk in it is in the foreground.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
The photos in this series were taken by William Schroeder on one of his trips to Russia (Ukraine). The nine photos feature the former Alexanderwhol Mennonite Church and Tiege school for the deaf and dumb.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
The Hudson's Bay House where delegates stayed in 1873
Part of Bill Schroeder photo collection
This photo shows the Hudson's Bay House near St. Anne, Manitoba built in 1872-1873, where the Mennonite delegates found accommodations in 1873 when they were looking for land for Russian Mennonites. The photo was taken some time after 1974. The building was later destroyed by fire.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
This photo is a combination of three photos pieced together by photographer Bill Schroeder on one of his trips/tours of the Ukraine. A road is in the foreground and a low fence surrounds the oak tree. Inside the fence is a few boulders and grass. Behind the grass in the background are smaller trees and a woman a small structure. A modern building can be seen through the trees on the far right in the back. -- Note: this photo is over sized. Bill Schroeder's comments on this picture are:
The famous old oak in the village of Chortitza provided shelter for the first Mennonite immigrants from the Vistula Delta in 1789. The tree is estimated to be about seven hundred years old. It had a height of thirty-six meters (115 feet). The crown had a diameter of forty-three meters (137 feet ), and the trunk had a diameter of about 3.4 meters (about 11 feet). The shape of its leaves was similar through slightly smaller then the leaves of the burr oak common in the prairie states and provinces in North America. Because of its size, great age and unusual shape the Zaporozhian Cossacks, who live in that area till 1774, considered this oak to be sacred. The practice of worshiping an oak tree was a carry-over from per-Christian times (988) when Slavic people worshiped Perun and Svantovit. This magnificent oak served as a natural monument for many years. It was protected by the state and served as a popular tourist attraction. Unfortunately the old oak died during the 1990s. (William Schroeder). See MHC 631.6 for enhanced version.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
This photo shows the remnant of the historic Mennonite church in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna. Only the lower half of the original structure is shown here, rebuilt with different roof. Old agricultural parts lean against the building. Compare with the photo of the church in 1890 (NP011-03-009).
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
This photo shows the remnant of the historic Mennonite church in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna. Old agricultural parts lean against the building. It is the same as NP11-03-1 only black & white.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
Street scene in Lichtenau, Molotschna Colony
this photo is of a man and woman in front of a former Mennonite home in Lichtenau, Molotschna. Visible is the street, trees along the street, white picket fence, flower garden and in the background a white house with light blue trim.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
Stopping for lunch in Tokmak (just north of the Molotschna Colony)
This photo is of people getting of the tour bus for lunch in Tokmak, just north of the Molotschna colony.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
Site of former cemetery in Tiege
This photo is of the former site of the Tiege, Molotschna cemetery which is now a field on the east end of the village. In the background are building a part of a collective farm.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
Russian children in Lichtenau, Molotschna Colony
This photo is of a boy and girl about 10 years old standing in a garden in the former Mennonite village of Lichtenau, Molotschna.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
Rueckenau Mennonite Brethren church (built in 1883)
This photo is of the former Mennonite Brethren church in Rueckenau, Molotschna which was built in 1883. The building looks unused.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013