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Friesens Garage in winter. Several trucks and cars on the street in the foreground. Photograph is stamped "Processed Mar 1, 1940" on the back.

Lord Bessborough, Governor General of Canada from 1931-1935, visits the first school (Kornelsen School) in Steinbach.

Wreckage from a car accident on February 28, 1953. Nineteen-year-old Alvin Friesen, son of Rev. and Mrs. P. D. Friesen, was out with his friend Aubrey Reimer. The car hit a patch of ice just past Ste. Anne, MB and the car skidded into the oncoming lane. A tractor-trailer, coming from the opposite direction, swerved and the trailer jackknifed. The car hit the rear wheels of the tractor and then the side of the trailer, peeling back the roof of the car. Alvin suffered a cut across his forehead and Aubrey a fractured ankle. Both were hospitalized briefly and then released. The car, a 1952 Dodge, was a gift to Rev. Friesen from the Steinbach Evangelical Mennonite Church for his service as pastor.

Steinbach Flour Mills fire in 1930.

Aftermath of the Steinbach Flour Mills fire in 1930

Kornelsen School in Steinbach, Manitoba. It was built in 1914.

Katherine F. Brandt's birthday party. Photo includes Katherine,her brother Henry, and her sister Elizabeth.

Scrapped WWII airplane in yard of Steinbach Sheet Metal. Photograph is stamped "Processed Jan 7 1948" on the back. The planes are Westland Lysander (nickname the "Lizzie"). Several hundred were built and sent to Canada before and during the Second World War. British planes were named after mythical or historical military leaders; in this case the Spartan admiral Lysander was chosen.

Two workers pouring molten metal into form at Steinbach Sheet Metal foundry.

A man standing on the stage set up on the occasion of Lord Bessborough's visit to the first school (Kornelsen School) in Steinbach. He is wearing an overcoat and holding his hat in hand. Several others are sitting on chairs on the podium behind him. The school building is in the background. Same photo as 720-15, only a lighter exposure.

S Regier Tailor, later Regier Clothing, business in Steinbach, Manitoba. Sabastian? Regier pictured standing in front of building. The Regiers were Austrian and were part of the EMB Church.

Regier and Brandt girls pictured in front of the S Regier Tailor business in Steinbach, Manitoba.

Wreckage from a Car accident on February 28, 1953. Nineteen-year-old Alvin Friesen, son of Rev. and Mrs. P. D. Friesen, was out with his friend Aubrey Reimer. The car hit a patch of ice just past Ste. Anne, MB and the car skidded into the oncoming lane. A tractor-trailer, coming from the opposite direction, swerved and the trailer jackknifed. The car hit the rear wheels of the tractor and then the side of the trailer, peeling back the roof of the car. Alvin suffered a cut across his forehead and Aubrey a fractured ankel. Both were hospitalized briefly and then released. The car, a 1952 Dodge, was a gift to Rev. Friesen from the Steinbach Evangelical Mennonite Church for his service as pastor.

Steinbach Sheet Metal Co.; view from across Main Street. Road work is being done to Main Street.

Klaas W. Brandt and his family outside. L-R: Katherine,Helena R. (Friesen) Brandt, Elizabeth, Henry, and Klaas W. Brandt.