The album page shows 6 small photos of [friends of Martin Kornelius Penner]. The identities of the young men are unknown except Martin Kornelius Penner who is in the top row, third from the left.
The photo shows a [group picture of alternative service workers] in 1924. Martin Kornelius Penner is standing in the back row, first on the left. [Cornelius Franz Peters is standing in the back row on the right.?] They are dressed in their alternative service uniforms.
The first page of Martin Kornelius Penner's passport contains his name and passport picture, personal description, village and date of birth, date the passport was delivered to him and stamps from his immigration route.
The certificate indicates that Martin Penner is a farmer in good standing with the Russian Mennonite Agricultural Society, proceeding to farm work with the Mennonite Colonization Association of North America.
One card identified Martin Penner as a third class passenger on the S. S. Minnedosa which arrived in Quebec on June 25, 1926. The second card from the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization was a prepaid card with the Canadian Pacific Railway guaranteeing Martin Penner a trip to Winkler, Manitoba where he was to be employed for a minimum of one year.
The photo shows the moving of a barn along the Roseau River to the Martin Kornelius Penner farmyard in the winter of 1930. There are several men directing several teams of horses as they pull the base on which the barn rests.
The reverse side of the Martin Kornelius Penner Certificature of Naturalization contains his personal information and the signature of the Chief Clerk of Naturalization.
The photo shows The family of Martin Kornelius Penner and Katharina Penner (Derksen) in 1933. The picture is taken on their farm. Left to Right: Cornelius Julius Penner, Martin Kornelius Penner, Heinrich (Henry) Cornelius Penner, Katharina CLARA Baerg (Penner), Katharina Penner (Derksen), Helena HERTHA Penner.
The photo shows Martin Kornelius Penner (on the left) and Kornelius Kornelius Penner (on the right) standing together on a grassy area in 1935. A treed area is seen in the background.
The photo shows the Martin Kornelius and Katharina (Derksen) Penner family standing behind the funeral bier of their 6 month old son, Jakob Rudolf Penner in October 1938. Back row (L to R): Albert Martin Penner, Martin Kornelius Penner, Katharina Penner (Derksen), Margaretha Elizabeth Janzen (Penner). Front row (L to R): Heinrich (Henry) Cornelius Penner, Cornelius Julius Penner, Helena HERTHA Penner, Katharina CLARA Baerg (Penner). The picture was taken in front of their farmhouse.
