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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.

Negatives also. Used in CM 7-16-5. Field cf. MPM at Loon Straits. L.to R.: Larry Kehler; Henry J. & Susan Gerbrandt, Altona; Henry & Elna Neufeld; Ed C. & Margaret Brandt; Otto & Margaret Hamms; Jake M. and Gertrude Unraus, John N. Braun, treas. C.f. 14.3055

Five men examine model airplane labelled N7765A; possibly one of the types of airplane needed in their work in remote communities. Left to right: Henry Neufeld, Otto Hamm, Ed C. Brandt, John N. Braun, H.J. Gerbrandt. Taken at Mennonite Pioneer Mission workers meeting, See also 14.4257. Negative for photo and 2 additional similar poses. Two additional negs with all 7 men (all of whom are in 1992-14.4257) and the model airplane.

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.

Otto Hamm? (left) with another man. Standing beside their house in Cross Lake? See CM 7-16-6 re. art. by Otto on their work in Cross Lake.

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.

Children on a tractor with one of the men of MPM in Man.? They are in front of a newly build house.

Three young boys, children of one of the missionary families of the MPM?

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.

This photo shows a person walking across a narrow bridge made of several wooden planks in Loon Straits, Manitoba.
"There were a number of points in Loon Straits where the dwellings were separated by low-lying swampy areas that easily flooded when Lake Winnipeg levels rose and this is one of those."

This photo shows George Groening standing in front of a dwelling at Cross Lake, Manitoba. Another unidentified man is opening the door to the house.

This photo is of 9 men and women gathered around a table with 3 books (2 of which appear to be Bibles) posing for a photo. They are missionaries for the Conference of Mennonites in Canada (CMC), some (if not all) working with Mennonite Pioneer Mission (MPM) later known as Native Ministries. Left to right, back row is, Larry Kehler, Henry Neufeld, Edwin Brandt, Otto Hamm, Jake Unrau. Front row: Elna Neufeld, Margie Brandt, Margaret Hamm, Trudy Unrau. -- Note: there are two photo of different sizes. (Copy 2) The smaller one is 9 x 6 cm [b&w]. Also included are 2 negatives from which the prints were made (the prints have been cropped a bit). The film is 120mm Kodak safety film.

This picture shows four people posing with the fish they caught at Cross Lake, Manitoba.