Five women & five men in Paraguay. Note on back of photo: GC - Mennonite Mission workers attending Friesland conference. Bruno Epp may be at the far left.
The Friesland sawmill is one of the major industries of the colony. Cleared timber nearly pays for the cost of the land itself, but not for the costs of clearing the land. Used in CM 9-21-7. Similar photo in CM 11-3-10.
Mennonite Development credit assisted Friesland settlers clear additional farm land. Cleared by bulldozer, this plot is ready for immediate crop production. Used in CM 9-21-7.
H. Goetz operates this blacksmith shop in Friesland Colony, Paraguay. Hand and horse drawn tools still comprise most of the agricultural equipment of the colony.... Used in CM 9-21-7
Johann and Helmut Bergmann, father and son, are shown here in their temporary quarters of the only machine shop in Friesland Colony. Used in CM 9-19-5.
Informal conversation between Frank J. Dyck (left) leading minister in the Friesland Mennonite church and Alfred Fast, Oberschulze (mayor) in Friesland. Not found in CM.
Informal conversation between Ernst Harder (left), General Conference representative in South America on furlough and Henry Dueck, General Conference representative in South America. Not found in CM.
Participants at the biennial South America Mennonite Conference held in January are seen above. Most of the ministers and deacons of the conference in Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay were present. Used in CM 10-11-9.
Informal conversation at the South American Mennonite Conference in January between (L-R) Ernst Harder and Erland Waltner. Used in CM 10-8-3. Duplicate photos enclosed in file.
Informal conversation at the South American Mennonite Conference in January between (L-R) Nelson Litwiller and Peter Pauls. Used in CM 10-8-3. Duplicate photos enclosed in the file.