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Moving house by train

During the first years of their life in Canada, the Voth and Klassen families worked as hired labour for various farmers in the area of Rivers and Marquette. In this photo (the date April 1926 is inscribed), they are pictured at a railway siding, moving house with all their belongings, presumably to another farm.

Hague Grain Elevators

  • CA MHSS 992-760
  • Item
  • ca. 1915

People lining the rail station platform for a special event. Band stand with Union Jack in the distance. Water tower, train and 4 grain elevators in back ground.

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Jakob Bergen, father of Elvera (Bergen) Goerz,

  • CA MAO M2004Goe 4
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  • 1916

Jakob Bergen, father of Elvera (Bergen) Goerz, helped build roads and railway tracks during WW I in the Ukraine as Alternative Service. In this photo a railway track is at the left and 3 buildings on the right with logs to the right of the tracks.

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A group of refugees just arrived in Halifax from Europe

A group of refugees just arrived in Halifax from Europe? Group includes 2 men, several boys, mostly women & a few children. In middle (striped coat) is Anne Janzen of the South-End MB Church. They stand in front of train cars in front of Pier 21 building. First in series from Frank H. Epp's refugee photos file (many from late 1940s) which continues to 2001-14.168.

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Engineer Brow driving a double faced locomotive

  • CA MAO 1994-1 25
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  • 1879

Engineer Brow driving a double faced locomotive on the Galt branch of the Grand Trunk Railway with a cow catcher at each end as there is no turn table at Berlin. Used Hannes Schneider, p. 150A.

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