Site of former Mennonite Church, several miles west of Waldheim
- CA CMBS NP011-01-37
- Item
- 1977
This photo is of the former Mennonite church several miles west of Waldheim, Molotschna Colony. A portion of the brick building is visible.
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Site of former Mennonite Church, several miles west of Waldheim
This photo is of the former Mennonite church several miles west of Waldheim, Molotschna Colony. A portion of the brick building is visible.
Site of the former Mennonite Hospital in Waldheim, Molotschna
A photo of a building on the site of the Waldheim, Molotschna hospital. It is still functioning as a hospital. There is a man walking in front of a picket fence with a brick building in the background. There is a stone archway in the center of the picture.
Small river in Bergthal (Malaja Podnja)
This photo is of a small creek or river called "Melaja Podnja" running through the Bergthal village.
Stopping for lunch in Tokmak (just north of the Molotschna Colony)
This photo is of people getting of the tour bus for lunch in Tokmak, just north of the Molotschna colony.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
Street scene in Lichtenau, Molotschna Colony
this photo is of a man and woman in front of a former Mennonite home in Lichtenau, Molotschna. Visible is the street, trees along the street, white picket fence, flower garden and in the background a white house with light blue trim.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
Students of the Maeichen Schule (Girls School) in Tiege.
This photo is of the students in the Maedichen Schule, or Girl's School, Tiege Molotschna. Helena Wiens is second row from back, second from left. The students, with their teacher are posing for a photo outside their school building.
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This photo is of the remnant of the historic Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, specifically a wall with a window.
Note:photo is colored.
This photo shows the Alexanderwohl church. Built with ordinary house windows, creating the impression of a 2-storey building. A brick gate is at the front. Shutters are on both sides of the windows.
This photo shows the remnant of the historic Mennonite church in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna. Only the lower half of the original structure is shown here, rebuilt with different roof. Old agricultural parts lean against the building. Compare with the photo of the church in 1890 (NP011-03-009).
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
This photo shows the remnant of the Alexanderwohl Mennonite church from the side.
Note: photo is colored.
This photo shows the remnant of the historic Mennonite church in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna. Old agricultural parts lean against the building. It is the same as NP11-03-1 only black & white.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
This photo is a combination of three photos pieced together by photographer Bill Schroeder on one of his trips/tours of the Ukraine. A road is in the foreground and a low fence surrounds the oak tree. Inside the fence is a few boulders and grass. Behind the grass in the background are smaller trees and a woman a small structure. A modern building can be seen through the trees on the far right in the back. -- Note: this photo is over sized. Bill Schroeder's comments on this picture are:
The famous old oak in the village of Chortitza provided shelter for the first Mennonite immigrants from the Vistula Delta in 1789. The tree is estimated to be about seven hundred years old. It had a height of thirty-six meters (115 feet). The crown had a diameter of forty-three meters (137 feet ), and the trunk had a diameter of about 3.4 meters (about 11 feet). The shape of its leaves was similar through slightly smaller then the leaves of the burr oak common in the prairie states and provinces in North America. Because of its size, great age and unusual shape the Zaporozhian Cossacks, who live in that area till 1774, considered this oak to be sacred. The practice of worshiping an oak tree was a carry-over from per-Christian times (988) when Slavic people worshiped Perun and Svantovit. This magnificent oak served as a natural monument for many years. It was protected by the state and served as a popular tourist attraction. Unfortunately the old oak died during the 1990s. (William Schroeder). See MHC 631.6 for enhanced version.
Schroeder, William, 1933-2013
This photo is a colour photocopy of a photo of a group of women in traditional Ukranian dress posing for a photo with the famous Chortitza Oak tree.
The famous oak tree in middle of Chortitza Colony
This photo is of the famous oak tree in Chortitza which was at one time considered sacred by Cossack tribes. This tree provided shelter to the earliest Mennonite settlers in Russia. There is a small fence around the tree. See MHC 631.6 for enhanced version.
The lee side of the Isle of Chortitza
This photo is of the silt formed delta on the lee side of the Chortitza Island (Insel Chortitza) on the Dnieper river.