Family of Johann A. & Margaretha Toews on the morning that they left the Soviet Union, 1926.
Part of J. B. Toews Papers
Standing behind Johann and Margaretha, left-right: J. B. Toews, Helena Toews, Elizabeth Toews, Lydia Toews, Jacob Toews, Heinrich Toews, and Jacob Dahl.
Children of Kornelius and Elizabeth Klassen
Part of Hildegard Martin fonds
Children of Rev. Kornelius and Elizabeth Klassen dressed in finery. Standing (left to right): Kornelius (Neil), Abram (Joe), Sara (Sonia). Seated (left to right): Elizabeth, Henry
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Part of John B Toews fonds
Scene showing activity at a railway station - people getting off and on a train.
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Two people in sled drawn by three horses
Part of John B Toews fonds
A winter scene in front of a large Mennonite housebarn
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Part of John B Toews fonds
Seventeen men sitting outdoors in front of an administration building.
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Threshing stone drawn by horses
Part of John B Toews fonds
A harvesting scene on a Molotschna Mennonite farm.
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Russian Mennonite threshing scene
Part of John B Toews fonds
A Molotschna farm scene, possibly taken from a hillside, showing men at work haying. This was abandoned after Soviets gained control.
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Part of John B Toews fonds
Mennonite farm in the Molotschna area with house and barn joined and two horse and buggies on the yard. There are many sheep in the foreground.
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Johann & Agathe Janzen with Hildegard
Part of Edith Regehr (Epp) Collection
Hildegard is standing on a stool and Johann is holding onto her and Agathe is standing on the other side of her.
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Katarina Klassen (Barg)) funeral
Part of Alice Unrau Collection
The funeral of Katharina Klassen in Russia. Seated are her husband , step daughter, daughter Margaretha and husband Gerhard Janzen.
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This is a photo of school of commerce students. [HR 188]
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This is a photo of the Old Folks Home, "Kuruschan." It was built to commemorate the founding of the Molotschna settlement and had room for fifty guests. It was financed and maintained by the Halbstadt municipality. [HR 114]. The man in the front of the home is the administrator Franz Willms.
Ministers' course in Molotschna
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This is a photo of a ministers course in the Molotschna in winter 1925/26. Participants were from the various Mennonite settlements. People were willing to spend time and money for this purpose. In charge are Isaak Regehr, teacher and minister of the Mennonite Brethren church and H.J. Enns. Among the participants is Jakob Pankratz, Sagradowka, sitting second from the right. [HR 213]
Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
This is a photo of Jakob Dyck from the Molotschna, left Russia about 1908 and came to the USA thereby escaping great suffering. [HR 116]