This negative is of 8 people posing for a photo. 4 Mission workers from Mennonite Pioneer mission at Cross Lake stand in the back and 4 native women sit on the couch in front. Back row left to right is Otto Hamm, Margaret Hamm, Mrs. Warkentin, Henry Warkentin. Front row left to right is Madeline Ross, Mabel McIvor, ?, ?. The Negative is a production negative (made from a photo to be used in a publication). With this negative is another negative of the same people but there are multiple exposures on this one film negative. Identification provided by Henry Neufeld.
Used in CM 7-16-6. Larry Kehler in front of the school with the 3 teachers employed by the gov't at Loon Straits. L.to R.: Larry Kehler, Peter Sawatsky of Gnadenthal, Werner Ens & Adolf Ens both of Reinland, Winkler, Man. Negative for photo and 2 additional similar negs with the 3 teachers.
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 9-27-1. Henry Peters (left), pres. of the youth fellowship of the Bergthaler Mennonite Ch in Altona hands a cheque of $100. to H. J. Gerbrandt, sec. of the MPM to help pay for the two-seater Piper plane (in the bkgd), purchased for the Pauingassi station in northern Man.
This photo shows Monkman and a group of "Winklerites" - construction men - looking on Mennonite Pioneer Mission children's camp at Loon Straits. "On the right is Margaret Harder (right) and Marian Enns." Volunteer help came from Mennonites in Winkler, Lowe Farm and Steinbach to help build the Brandt's new home in the summer of 1958.
Hamm family, 1956; sitting on the steps of their home? C.f. 14.4254. L.to R.: David, Otto, Janie, Margaret, Wesley, Sharon. See art. by Otto in CM 7-16-6 & his book "MPM in Cross Lake" p.3.
Used in the CM 3-47-6. Lumber ready to be sawed. Dave Friesen is in the bkgd. operating the saw. See 14.2996. He was sent by MPM to help build a school & a residence.
People sitting inside the chapel in Pauingassi, Manitoba. John Kroeker is sitting back right and next to him is his wife Susan Kroeker. Mennonite Pioneer Mission missionary Henry Neufeld is standing against the back wall.
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.