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This photo shows a group of 20 men posing for the camera. Two men on the left are doing some exercises on a gymnastics apparatus. There are tents in the background.

This photo shows a group of five uniformed men in the forest. One of the men is reclining on a bench.

This photo shows a group of about 20 men at one of the Russian Mennonite Forestry camps, seated outside at a long table, eating their lunch.

This photo shows a group of men in white uniforms, marching with a hoe over their shoulder.

This is a photo of young men serving in the Red Army who because of their refusal to take the gun were employed for various physical work. Seated (left to right): A. Neufeld, J. Wiens, de Jager, Wittenberg. Standing: A. Fast, J. Rempel, J. Klassen. Later on such refusal became unthinkable. [HR 73]

This is a photo of younger men serving at the forestry station of Anadol. [HR 240]

This is a photo of forestry workers in a free moment. [HR 239]

This is a photo of young men who served in the big Russian forests as woodcutters or in factories. [HR 239]

This is a photo of a group of young Mennonite men serving the country. [HR 241]

This is a photo of a group pf men serving in a forest. The man in the white fur cap in the front is Peter Isaak from Sagradowka. [HR 240]

This is a photo of the commando from Iswar. Among those serving here were Johann Riediger, Cornelius Riediger, Peter Rempel, Neustaedter, Peter Penner and Peter Isaak. [HR 238]

This is a photo of cooks, doctors, nurses, nuns and others posing outside a Red Cross train on the tracks. [HR 238]

This is a photo of the staff of the train No.190. About 13,000 Mennonite men had to serve during the First World War. They served in various places and in different capacities. The most popular of all these services was probably that of a Red Cross worker. A great number of hospitals on wheels, that is Red Cross trains, were organized and thousands of our men served on them. To the left, right under the zero, sits David Letkemann. [HR 236]

This is a photo of the personnel of the 171 Red Cross train, October, 1915 at the station Kochorizi. [HR 236]

This is a photo of the personnel of a Red Cross train. Most of the men are Mennonites. The woman in the second row from the back, to the right of the man with a high cap, is the daughter of Count Tolstoy, the famous Russian writer. [HR 237]
An original photo has labeled as Copy 2 (Acc. No. 2012-005). This medical unit (Sanitaetsdienst) was identified as No. 187. David Wiebe (1885-1937) is identified on the photo. Peter Ewert (1897-1963) is identified as the writer of the Russian text on the reverse side.