This photo is of two small Mennonite boys climbing around stockade area at the Isla Poi Rodeo, Menno Colony. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 203.
This photo is of a meeting of the members of the Fernheim Colony, Paraguay. It was held after the Chaco-War, fought from 1932 - 1935 between Paraguay and Bolivia. The banner on the back wall states: "The common good over self-interest! Believe and know: the begun community project is the future of our children." Among the people present was the daughter of General Jose F. Estigarribia, supreme commander of the Paraguayan military forces during the war. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 92.
This photo is of the conductor leading the congregation in a song at the Harvest Thanksgiving Festival in the Mennonite Church in Filadelfia. The decoration at the front of the church consists of locally harvested fruits and vegetables, as well as of pictures and home-made cakes. All of these items are going to be sold at the auction held after the church service. The revenues go to different mission projects.
This photo is of the sign of the Concordia Hospital in the Neuland Colony, Paraguay. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 135.
This photo is of the inside of the Mennonite Church in Neu Halbstadt, Neuland Colony, Paraguay. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 189.
This photo is of the congregation singing in the Mennonite Church in Filadelfia, Fernheim Colony, at the Erntedankfest (Harvest Thanksgiving Festival). The banner in the back says "Opfere Gott Dank!" (Offer thanks to God). Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 160.
This photo is of Myrtle Unruh, spouse of Robert G. Unruh, teaching a home economics class in Filadelfia, Fernheim Colony. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 96.
This photo is of a CO-OP sign in front of the Fernheim Cooperative representation in Asuncion, Paraguay. CO-OP is the branch of dairy products coming from the Fernheim Colony.