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This photo is of a street scene in Tiege, Molotschna with trees along the side of the road and the trunks are painted with white wash. It is the backyard of the former home of Rev. Joahnn Wiens. visible is the Mennonite street village set up.

This photo is of Helena Wiens (far right) posing for a photo with 2 friends from the Tiege Maedichen Schule or Girl's School. They are wearing their best clothing. Helena Wiens (August 18, 1894 - July 10, 1944) was born in Tiege, Molotschna. Her parents were Bernhard Wiens (1853 - 1922) and Katharina Hiebert (1853-1908). She graduated from the Maedichen Schule in Tiege, Molotschna and the Lehrer Seminar in Halbstadt and then worked as governess for the Niebuhr family in Olgafeld, Fürstenland. Later she attended the Tchongrau Bible School where she met Abraham Voth (1891-1966) from Naeman, Crimea. They were married in 1921. Their plans to go into mission work in Southeast Asia were disrupted by the chaotic political conditions in Russia. They fled to the USA by way of Batun and Constantinople in 1923.

This photo is of the street in Tiege, Molotschna (looking east) with a bus stopped on the left side and people taking photos on the right of the former School for the Deaf - mutes. At the time of the photograph is was a municipal office. Visible is the design of the Mennonite street village.

This photo is of the former school for the deaf - mutes in Tiege, Molotschna which is now a municipal office. The building is a white brick, 2 story, building with a tin roof.

This photo is of the former site of the Tiege, Molotschna cemetery which is now a field on the east end of the village. In the background are building a part of a collective farm.

This photo is of the students in the Maedichen Schule, or Girl's School, Tiege Molotschna. Helena Wiens is second row from back, second from left. The students, with their teacher are posing for a photo outside their school building.

This photo is of the School for the Deaf and Dumb in Tiege. Several people are standing in front of the building.
Note: photo is colored.