Negs only, 2. Anne Giesbrecht? (left), secretary of the Canadian Mennonite Youth Organization, hands a cheque to H. J. Gerbrandt (right), executive officer of Mennonite Pioneer Mission. The CMYO raised money to build a mission chapel at Cross Lake, Manitoba for MPM. See CM articles: 4-30-7, 5-27-4, 5-41-5
This photo shows the MPN staff: Larrry Kehler, Trudie and Jake Unrau, Elna and Henry Neufeld, Susan and Henry Gerbrandt, Margaret and Otto Hamm, Margaret and Edwin Brandt, and a Brandt child behind the bombardier.
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.
Negative also. Similar to photo used in CM 7-16-7 except closer up of the men & the airplane; the snowmobile is not seen as clearly. See 14.3056. L. to R.: J. Gerbrandt, Henry Berg, both pilots & Larry Kehler, missionary.
Used in CM 16-43-4; 3 of 7 men building for MPM in Pauingassi & Little Grand Rapids. Kneeling are Penner (Dave, M.D.?) & Rev. Henry Friesen; standing is John Sawatsky, teacher at Pauingassi. See 14.4289 for small photo & neg.
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.
Negative also. Used in CM 7-16-5 & CM 8-21-4. A Sunday evening audience of adults & children in Pauingassi where Henry & Elna Neufeld of MPM were stationed. Smaller photo (9x6.5) also.
Group of children at Christmas time. The children of the Otto Hamms may be part of the group; this would mean this was at Cross Lake. It could also be at Pauingassi in the school house See CM 7-16-5; 7-16-7.
Negative also. Used in CM 5-41-5. Mission chapel at Cross Lake; end & side of building Built with the joint support of MPM & the CMYO. Otto Hamm was in charge; dedicated Oct. 6. Smaller cropped photo (8.5x7.5) also. See 14.4268.