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This is a photo of a child in ragged clothing holding a bowl and a small cloth sack in its hands and a large pail on its arm. The picture is taken in Halbstadt, Molotschna, Russia.

This is a photo of a woman standing by a sod house (semlin), which was a building dug into the ground. It had a low construction with a straw roof, makeshift entrance and interesting chimney. Slagel describes it as "The hut of a Russian squatter in Halbstadt Volost. These people are crowding in between the Mennonite villages by the hundreds."

This is a photo of Peter Nickel's wife seated in front of a fence with her young daughter and son standing beside her. Peter Nickel taught at the Ohrloff Zentralschule, Molotschna, Russia.

This is a photo of some horse-drawn wagons parked in Stobtsi, Russia. Some men in the background.

This is a photo of a camel team pulling a wagon with two men. David Hofer and C. E. Krehbiel are standing alongside. There is also a car on the left side of the photograph. This photograph also appears in D. M. Hofer's book, Die Hungersnot in Russland, p. 128 and is described - on the way to the Crimea.

This is a photo of the same dock as on photo 665-180 from another angle. There are a group of people, mostly men waiting on the end of the wooden dock. Mountains in the background. This photo was included in the Novorossiysk envelope, probably taken by AMR worker Alvin J. Miller. Arthur Slagel and A. J. Miller travelled to this seaport on the Albatross in April 1921 in an attempt to enter Russia. The trip was unsuccessful and they had to return to Constantinople.

This is a photo of a man, possibly the captain, on a ship looking out on sea through an instrument. This photo was included in the Novorossiysk trip envelope. Arthur Slagel and A. J. Miller travelled to this seaport on the Albatross in April 1921 in an attempt to enter Russia. The trip was unsuccessful and they had to return to Constantinople.

This is a photo of a river bordered by trees and bushes on both sides, featuring a small waterfall. It was taken in München on Arthur Slagel's tour of Germany.

This is a photo of the waterfall in an English Garden in München, Bavaria. It was taken on Arthur Slagel's tour of Germany.

This is a photo of a group of nine ladies posing in front of Arthur Slagel's boarding house in Oberammergau, while he toured Germany.

This is a photo of a lady, with a white cloth covering on her head, busily preparing the sauerkraut for a lady customer. Her stand includes a stool with a heaping tray of sauerkraut and several large barrels, sheltered in the back with a huge umbrella. Arthur Slagel has identified this photograph as "sauerkraut factory". The lady with her back turned to the camera could be either Vesta Zook or Vinora Weaver. According to the Illinois Mennonite Heritage, Vol. XXII, No. 4, 1995, p. 82, Arthur Slagel accompanied Vesta Zook and Vinora Weaver to Vienna in mid-October, 1921, on his way to Bulgaria to help some refugees.

This is a photo of a treed valley with the Thames River flowing in the background.

This is a photo of a slightly arched gateway underneath a connecting walkway between the buildings at Eton College, England.

This is a photo of the exterior of the magnificent cathedral in Reims (Rheims), France.

This is a photo of an abandoned underground entrance in rural France. A fallen-over, wooden platform lies in the foreground. Needs proper identification.