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This photo is of 36 young men standing in front of a large brick building posing for a photo. The front row of men has 17 individuals in it. These men worked in the forestry service (Forestei) as an alternative to military service. Front row, seventh from left is Jacob Wall.

This photo shows (l-r): Johann Heidebrecht (Nikolaidorf), assistant forester Carl Prokopenko (?), Jacob Boschmann (Petershagen), Johann Janzen lying down, Franz Toews on his knees (Alexanderkrone), Gerhard Warkentin (Ebenfeld) and Starzky Dietrich Friesen. On a rabbit hunt they would also shoot ducks and other birds, besides rabbits.

This portrait shows a slightly older man in winter clothing and a thin cane in his right hand, seated on wooden branches with wood chips? Scattered on his overcoat. There are some more tree branches leaning against the wall behind him. This photograph can also be found on page 150 of the book Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick.

This photograph shows a group of 15 men in the Mennonite Forestry Service in Russia (possibly Anadol), 6 are standing in the back, 7 are seated and two are posed on the floor. They are all wearing the uniform of the Alternative Service cap and boots included, except one man in seated in the middle who is dressed up in civilian clothes, hat, suit and tie. Dietrich Sawatzky is in the top left. This photograph can also be found on page 152 of the book Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick.

This portrait is an outdoor scene showing 12 men on the ground underneath a high wooden stand. Four men are perched high on the top beam, 3 along the side and two are dangling in the middle on ropes. Peter J. Warkentin is on the right. This photograph can also be found on page 65 of the book Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick. It was probably taken on the Anadol Forestry Camp.

Franz Toews served at the Neu Berdyansk forestry camp from 1901-1904. He also served in the medical service (Sanitaetsdienst) from 1914-1918. Later he lived in the Terek Mennonite settlement. In 1972 he was in an old's folks home in Yarrow, B.C.

This photo shows three men who were the bakers at Asov, sitting at a table with books open, and appearing to be studying. One book is possibly a Bible. One of the men is a Toews.

This photo shows a large contingent of men standing at attention, lined up against the buildings.

This photo shows a swing and climbing structure where forestry service men could exercise and train.

This photograph shows two men with rifles posed in front of a hedge, beside a man with an accordian, which is described as a "two rower" and a popular instrument in the Alternative Service camp on page 110 of Mennonite Alternate Service in Russia. All are dressed in the Alternative Service uniform, including caps.

This photograph shows the buildings on the grounds of the Azov Forestei in Russia. The Alternative Service men are lined up alongside the building, probably ready to go to work. This copy is quite faded. This photograph can also be found in Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia, p. 49.

This is a portrait of David Thiessen in the uniform of the Alternative Service men in Russia. He is seated on a rock, holding a book in his left hand. This photograph can also be found in the book by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia on page 138.

This is a photograph of the countryside in Russia, probably near the a forestry camp, showing a wide dirt road with bare trees. There is a larger building at the bottom of the road and a small cottage on the right slope. The background is treed with some open fields.

This photograph shows about 20 men posed alongside and on top of a fence as well as on the grounds and the covered walkway alongside the building in the background. Two men are perched on a two-wheeled cart with a large barrel. This photo also appears on page 51 of the book by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia where the location is identified as the South Coast camp near Yalta, Crimea, August 14, 1911.