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This is a photo of a group of about 25 warmly dressed women and children in front of the verandah of the American Mennonite Relief kitchen in Russia, possibly Chortitza.

This is a photo of the interior of the tractor repair shop in Chortitza, Russia. Two men are operating the repair machines.

This is a photo of a long group of men, women and children between two freight trains. The date is July 2, 1923. Some have already boarded the train on the right.

This is a rather faded photo of the Chortitza Girls' School (Maedchenschule) in Russia. There are some bare trees and a low fence in front of the building.

This is a photo of a part of two buildings. In the background is the Chortitza Zentralschule in the village of Chortitza, Russia.

This is a photo of a large group of students of the Chortitza Zentralschule, posing with some of their teachers. Most are dressed in winter coats and caps. One of the girls in the very front is a daughter of the teacher, Abram. J. Wiebe. The teachers are seated in the second row, (left to right): 9th from left is Abram J. Wiebe, 10th unknown, 11th is Dietrich H. Epp, 12th Anna David Sudermann, 13th Charlotte Wassmuss. These are the students from the year 1922-23.

This is a photo of the landscape of the train station in Chortitza, Russia, with horses and wagons scattered on the left side and a large number of people standing alongside the train getting ready to board.

This is a photo of a group of people, mostly men, standing along side the railway track in Chortitza, Russia. It is the first group of immigrants to leave Russia in 1923.

This is a photo of the freight train in Chortitza beside another train track. There are a few men walking about. This is labelled as the "1st Immigrant Train" that left from Chortitza, Russia, in 1923. The cars are described as ordinary freight cars 16.5 tons capacity - 4 wheels. 25-28 persons traveled in each car.

This is a photo of men in the field in Chortitza, Russia, harvesting the barley crop for the American Mennonite Relief.

This is a photo of American Mennonite Relief workers operating the Fordson and other farm implements to harvest the barley crop near Chortitza, Russia.

This is a photo of the family of Aron Toews (born 1887), identified by Arthur Slagel as Inspector Toews -- he was assigned to inspect the relief food kitchen in Chortitza-Rosenthal. He was also a minister. The family is seated in front of a neatly clipped hedge. (Left to right): Mrs. Maria Toews, nee Sudermann, with daughter, Maria (later Mrs. Fast), on her lap; standing are daughters, Olga (later Mrs. Rempel) and Natasha (later a Mrs. Natalie Fast), then Aron Toews with son, Nicolas, in front of him.

This is a photo of a wide street in a village identified as Chortitza by Arthur Slagel. There are several teams of oxen tied to wagons and people on the street and sidewalks.

This is a photo of the teachers, with their families, of the Teachers' Training School in Chortitza, Russia. Standing ( to right): 3rd person, Dietrich H. Epp, 5th person, Heinrich H. Epp. Seated (left to right): 2nd lady, Mrs. Agnetha Epp, nee Klassen, holding child.

This is a photo of the teachers and famiiies of the Chortitza Zentralschule in Chortitza, Russia. Standing (left to right): 2nd Dietrich H. Epp, at the end Abram Jakob Wiebe. The women and children, seated, are unknown, except for the lady in the light dress in the middle in front - Charlotte Wassmuss.