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This photo is of 9 large white tents in a long row in a forested area.

This is a photograph of a mountain valley showing the river in the background and some buildings in the right forefront. There is an attractive white building which stands out among the trees, which needs to be identified. This scene was possibly the site where the Mennonite men worked in the Alternative Service in Russia before and during World War I.

This photo is of a wooden bridge with wooden rails over a small creek. The photo looks down the center of the road.

This photo is wide landscape shot that features a single-lane paved road in the foreground.

This photograph shows a larger group of men in their service uniforms standing along a sheltered platform at a train stop. The men are Mennonite Medical Service workers in Russia during World War I. This photograph can also be seen in Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia on page 74.

This is a Russian post card, showing Tiflisskaja Street in Batum. There are some trees on the left and a railway track alongside a fence, with building in the background. This post card also appears on page 99 of Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia by Lawrene Klippenstein and Jacob Dick.

This photo shows 20 men in the forestry service in Russia posing with their land surveying equipment. They are standing in a clearing with forest in the background. The location was close to the Black Sea. The photo includes J.J. Janzen who later lived in St. Catharines, Ontario.

This photograph is taken from a higher perch showing the top of the railroad and the train station, taken by a Sanitaeter, probably in the area of Mount Ararat. This photograph can also be found on page 84 of Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia.

This is a photo of a man looking out over field toward a river in the background.

This photo is of a pathway leading up to and surrounding a large circular garden.

This is a photo of 39 people posing in the forest in 4 rows. People identified are: (left to right) [1st row] Gerhard Dyck, Julius Martens, Frau Popowa, (?), Daniel Janzen, Heinrich Janzen, Jakob Letkemann [2nd row] Jakob Neudorf, Jakob Rempel, David Neudorf, Romanow, (?), (?), Anjissimow, Franz Rempel, Anton Krahn, Abram Dyck, Abram Janzen [3rd row] Isaak Peters, Abram Klassen, Johann Redekop, (a Russian man), David Klassen, Heinrich Neufeld, Kornelius Pauls, Heinrich Rempel, (?) Klippenstein [4th row] Heinrich Vogt, Jakob Janzen, Abram Neudorf, Heinrich Martens, Isaak Vogt, Kornelius Neudorf, Peter, Neudorf, Abram Harms, Kornelius Dyck, Johann Toews, Jakob Rempel.

Used in CM 4-7-7. A young man serving as a CO in Denver, Col. mops the floor in a hospital. Caption explains that Mennonite I-W men are known for the cheerfulness with which they do menial tasks.

This photo shows Aaron Janzen posing between his two horses, with the barn and a spruce forest in the background.

This is a portrait of Aaron Tiessen in the uniform of the Red Cross Alternative Service men in Russia in World War I. He is sitting at the opening of a studio rock formation with his arms folded across his chest. This photograph also appears in Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick on page 120. There are two copies of this photograph, one with Elfrieda T's name on it and the other, which has one corner ripped off, notes Aaron Tiessen, Winnipeg.