This is a photo of a number of rowboats at the harbor in Palermo, Sicily. The buildings are shown in the background. There is a reference to C. Kratz, who was travelling with Slagel, on the back of the photograph.
This is a photo of a man and lady on the sidewalk, posing beside a cart being pulled by an unidentified beast of burden, perhaps a colt or a donkey. There are four young boys standing on the platform of the cart and another boy proudly sitting on the front edge. The man, wearing a hat, looks like Arthur Slagel. The lady is smartly dressed, wearing a hat. She is probably one of the Near East Relief workers who traveled with them.
This is a photo of several rowboats at the harbor. Two of the boats have two well-dressed men as passengers. They are probably Arthur Slagel and one of his travelling companions, C.Kratz or Miller. He has identified the location as "Palermo?".
This is a photo of the waves beating against the rocks on the shores of Constanza. Slagel was diverted to this port when he was forbidden to go ashore in the Crimea after the collapse of Wrangel's army. He had to return with his cargo to Constantinople (p. 17, Illinois Mennonite Heritage, Vol. XXII, No. 1)
This is a photo of a camel team pulling a wagon with two men. David Hofer and C. E. Krehbiel are standing alongside. There is also a car on the left side of the photograph. This photograph also appears in D. M. Hofer's book, Die Hungersnot in Russland, p. 128 and is described - on the way to the Crimea.
This is a photo of a group of men (possibly American Mennonite Relief workers) standing in an open field with two tractors. Arthur Slagel identifies the location as Astrachanka (Astrakhan, Russia).
This is a photo of three men and of a woman in the forefront with the city of Yalta (Jalta) and the mountains in the background. The woman and man on the right are possibly David Hofer and Barbara Hofer.
This is a photo of three well-dressed men, wearing hats, checking out some information in their notebook possibly. The man in the foreground is probably Arthur Slagel. He was travelling with Miller and C. Kratz.
This is a photo of a farm yard in Constanza, Romania with several interesting buildings. In the back there is a washline with clothes drying and several cows in the foreground. A man holding an infant child is standing beside the house. Slagel had been diverted to Constanza in 1920 with his cargo when the Reds took over in Russia and he was unable to enter via Crimea.
This is a photo of several well dressed men checking their baggage at the seaport in Naples. The man holding his overcoat is probably Arthur Slagel. Miller and C. Kratz were also with him.
