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Henry Neufeld on a skidoo

Negative also. Informal photo. Used in the CM 7-16-7. Henry Neufeld on a skidoo with his three young children. Taken near Pauingassi in northern Manitoba where they were missionaries. See the CM 7-16-6 & 7-16-8.

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Jake Unrau lays out fish

Jake Unrau is laying out fish while brothers Lloyd Brandt and Tim Brandt look on. Smaller one also (6.5x9) stamped: Rev. & Mrs. E. C. Brandt, Loon Straits, Man. See the CM 7-16-5 for a group photo including Brandts & Unraus. C.f. CM 1-9-1 re. mission church build

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Transportation for Mennonite Pioneer Mission

Negative also. Used in CM 7-16-7. Transportation for the MPM: pilots J. Gerbrandt & Henry Berg stand in front of 2 small airplanes. To their right is Larry Kehler, Mi., with the missions snowmobile. C.f. 14.4258. A 2nd similar neg. for photo, one with a full view of the snowmobile and one of the men in front of it. Also, 2 negs of the pilots, Gerbrandt and Berg (at left) with H. J. Gerbrandt from Altona next to them and a 4th unidentified man (at right), all standing in front of the planes.

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Logs to build a school

Used in CM 3-47-6 & 7-16-6. Logs that were cut in the bush are being dragged up the bank by some of the First Nations men helping on the project of building a school. C.f. 14.2995 & 14.2996 for the other 2 photos of this group.

Giesbrecht, Jacob David, 1924-2008

A house on Bloodvein Reserve

Caption on back reads: "Where M.P.M. is building station. A house on the Bloodvein Indian Reserve. It appears to be a good size. However at the time I visited the large part was not in use at all due to a need of repairs. A family of five were living in the small right section of the house.. Miss Helen Willms, Matheson Island." Used in CM 3-44-1. See also CM 7-16-6.

Bergen, Helen (Willms), 1925-2003

School children at Bloodvein

Two copies of photo. Caption on back of smaller one (13x9), Helen Willms wrote "A group of school children at the Bloodvein Indian Reserve which is almost entirely Catholic, yet a number of families are requesting a Protestant schoolteacher." Caption on front of larger photo: "Where MPM may open mission. Helen Willms, Matheson Island."

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