Cropped for use in the CM 7-16-7. Missionary wives at field cf. at Loon Straits. L. to R.: Mrs. H. J. Gerbrandt, wife of sec.; (Mrs. Henry) Elna Neufeld, Mrs. Ed C. Brandt, Mrs. Otto Hamm, Mrs. J. M. Unrau. Negative for photo and 2 additonal similar negs.
Used in CM 7-16-1. Missionaries Rev. and Mrs. (Margaret) Hamm are the northernmost workers of the Mennonite Pioneer Mission, stationed at Cross Lake, Man. Here they stand in front of the MPM snowmobile. The photo was used to introduce the specail feature on MPM in this issue. See other photos related to MPM.
Negative also. Margaret Hamm and children stand in front of mission home with six Cross Lake children and Helen Willms. They began Sunday School Nov. 1956 when the Hamm family came to Cross Lake. See 14.4252 f., CM 7-16-6.
Negatives for both photos. 2nd photo, same pose (16.5x11) but they are looking down & smiling more. Missionaries who spoke at the mission conf. of 20 Man. Bergthaler Mennonite & other churches. l-r: (seated) Rev. & Mrs. J. M. Unrau, Mennonite Pioneer Mission, Man.; Mrs. S. T. Moyer; (standing) Rev. W. E. Harder, GC. missionary to Africa; S. T. Moyer, GC missionaries to India; Rev. C. J. Smith, mission to lepers; Rev. Peter Voran, GC. missionary to Japan.
Negatives only (2). MPM workers, husbands & wives, at the missions cf. in Altona. The 6 couples were (L.to R.:) Larry Kehlers, Otto Hamms, Henry Neufelds, Erdman Neufelds, J. M. Unraus, Edwin Brandts.
Larry Klippenstein, Mennonite Pioneer Mission worker, is docking his boat. He and his wife held meetings at Matheson Island, Loon Straits, Pine Dock and the Bloodvein First Nation. Dated Oct. 1956. See also CM 4-35-6. Used in CM 5-25-4 with article.
Mennonite Pioneer Mission missionary Jake Unrau (left) with Alex Simard and his children in a field in Manigotagan, Manitoba. Alex is holding some potatoes.
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
Similar to CM 7-16-5. On back: "Return to CM." MPM workers at field cf., Loon Straits. L.to R.: Larry Kehler, Rev. & Elna Neufeld, Rev. & Mrs. Ed C. Brandt, Rev. & Mrs. Otto Hamm, Rev. & Mrs. J. M. Unrau. C.f. 14.4257.
Mennonite Pioneer Mission/Native Ministries worker Ernie Sawatzky sitting with a young man wearing a cowboy hat and cowboy boots in Cross Lake, Manitoba.