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This is a black and white photo of the delegates to the 1912 American Mennonite Brethren Church Conference at Hillsboro, Kansas.The men pose in front of a white church. Several rows of men are arranged at the base of the stairs and then proceed up the stairs to the open door of the building. The elders Abraham Schellenberg and Heinrich Voth are seated in the front row, 3rd and 4th from the left.

This is a photograph of the delegates and attendees at the 1927 General Conference of Mennonite Brethren in Henderson, Nebraska. They are seated in the pews of a large church. The stage is covered with a carpet and a grand piano stands in a prominent position at the front of the church.

This photo is a group shot of the delegates at the 1930 [General MB Conference?] convention (3 copies). Note: the Northern District Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church (later named the Canadian MB Conference) held its convention the day after the General Conference convention. This photo could be from either convention.

This photo is an outdoor group photo of the delegates who attended the 1933 General Conference of Mennonite Brethren convention in Hillsboro, KS. The church building is visible in the background (3 copies; see oversized folders). Canadian MBs visible include Abram H. Unruh, B.B. Janz, A.A. Kroeker. The photo is a panorama style photo.

This is a photograph of the Winkler Bible Institute group preparing to return from the General Conference in Hillsboro, Kansas. 12 men wearing ties, hats and coats stand in front of a bus. A gentleman on the left, probably the bus driver, wears a chauffeur's uniform. 4 women each wearing a coat with a fur collar and a hat stand with the men. some luggage is tied down on the top of the bus.

This is a photo of the delegates to the June 27-28, 1935 "Hilfswerk" meeting at St. Elizabeth, Manitoba. A group of men in suits and ties pose in front of the white wooden church.

(4 copies - copies 2 & 3 are oversized)
This photo shows a group of more than 100 male delegates to the 1938 Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference in Winnipeg, posing in long rows in a park. Conference leaders including A.H. Unruh, B.B. Janz are recognizable in the front row. All are dressed in suits and ties and most hold a hat in front of them. A few women can be seen on the edges of the picture. A sign reading "River Park" is visible in the background as is a parking lot.

This is a photo of the delegates and their families taken during the summer convention of the Northern District of the General Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church of North America (later called the Canadian Conference of MB Churches). The photo was probably taken after the Sunday morning worship service, which appears to have taken place in the Roller Rink in downtown Winnipeg.

This photograph is probably of an inter-Mennonite gathering regarding the "Reiseschuld" taken in the 1930s. It shows 4 rows of approximately 50 men dressed in suits posing outside a wooden building. Scalloped edged blinds partially cover 2 of the windows of the building. Namaka, Alberta is written at the back of the photo. Those present include B.B. Janz, David Toews, and C.F. Klassen.

This is one of the photos of delegates to the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in Buhler, Kansas, in 1943. A large group of men poses on the stairs and at the base of the stairs leading into a white wooden building. B.B. Janz is in the second row from the front, 4th from the right. ( A young boy can be seen 2nd from the right in the same row) J.F. Harms is 3rd from left in the front row, Henry S. Voth is 1st on the right of the front row. J.J. Toews is 2nd from the right in the 4th row from the front, Aaron Toews is 4th from the right in the same row. H.H. Janzen is 2nd from the right in the very back row. J.H. Quiring is 3rd from the right in the 4th row from the back.

This is a photograph of approximately 100 delegates and attendees at the 1943 General Mennonite Brethren Conference in Buhler, Kansas. It is composed largely of men but several women are seated in the front rows of the picture. Abraham H. Unruh is seated 2nd from left in the first row and John B. Toews is 1st on the right in the 3rd row. Cornelius F. Klassen, wearing a hat, is 4th from left in the 4th row from the back.

This photo is a group portrait of those who attended a Preachers and Deacons Conference in Winnipeg (3 copies, some with other NP numbers. See NP25-7-45 and NP106-01-001. Identifications provided with photo. For full "name" access points, see NP106-01-001).

Front Row left to right: Franz Enns, Steinbach, MB, Heinrich Hiebert, Winnipeg, MB, Heinrich Rempel, Vauxhall, AB, Joh. Braun, Arnold, BC, Dan Braun, North Kildonan, MB, C.N. Hiebert, Hillsboro, KS, A.B. Peters, Winnipeg, MB, Joh. Toews, Coaldale, AB, A.H. Unruh, Winnipeg, MB, Joh. Ancres, Steinbach, MB, D.D. Derksen, Boissevain, MB, H.P. Toews, Arnaud, MB, A.A. Toews, Namaka, AB, Abr. Froese, Oak Bluff, MB, A.E. Janzen, Hillsboro, KS, C.C. Peters, Yarrow, BC , Abr. Regehr, Steinbach, MB, Abr. Loewen, Newton Siding, MB, Fr. B. Friesen, North Kildonan, MB.

Second row left to right: Abr. Willms, Coaldale, AB, G. Kroeker, Justice, MB, A.H. Redekopp, Niagara on -the-Lake, ON, P. Sawatzky, Holmfield, MB, P. Schultz, Holmfeld, MB, H. Kornelsen, Coaldale, AB, I.T. Ewert, Kitchener, ON, J.J. Siemens, Coaldale, AB, J.B. Toews, Winnipeg, MB, G.D. Huebert, Minneapolis, MN, J.A. Toews, Winnipeg, MB, Nick Redekopp, Oak Bluff, MB, ABr. Martens, Crowfoot, AB, Alexander Dirks, North Kildonan, MB, John T. Voth, Springstein, MB, Heinrich Thielmann, Kitchener, ON, Jacob A. Penner, Port Rowan, ON, I.H. Tiessen, Leamington, ON, Wm. Dyck, Niverville, MB, Peter Goertzen, Vineland, ON, Abr. Toews, North Kildonan, MB, F.C. Thiessen, Abbotsford, B.C.

Third row left to right: H.Duerksen, Holmfield, MB, Alex. Neumann, Grassy, Lake, AB, Heinr. Regehr, Winnipeg, MB, H. Wiebe, Vineland, ON, H.H. Epp, Saskatoon, SK, J.P. Sudermann, Hespeler, ON, Jak. F. Redekopp, Abbotsford, BC, Heinr. Bartsch, Yarrow, BC, David Pankratz, Coaldale, AB, J.H. Epp, Hepburn, SK, D. Neumann, Gem, AB, David Derksen, Leamington, ON, B.B. Fast, Winnipeg, MB, Fr.J. Peters, Swift Current, SK, P.P. Dyck, Oak Bluff, MB, J. Poettker, Lena, MB, J.J. Loewen, Justice, MB, Dan Koop, Sperling, MB

This photo is of the delegates of the Canadian Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches of North America held at Port Dalhousie, Ontario.

This photo is of the delegates at the General MB Conference convention held at Carson & Mountain Lake, Minnesota, August 24 - September 2, 1948. This photo is made up of 15 delegate group photos from various locations such as Buhler, Hillsboro, San Jose, Enid, Fairview, Corn, Wichita, Bessie, Collonsville, Ingalls, Carson, Mountain Lake, Henderson, Paxton, Harvey, Sawyer, Larslan, S.S. Mission, Ebenfeld, Hooker, Balko, Post Oak Mission, Reedley, Los Angeles, Dinuba, Fresno, West-Salem, Rosedale, Shafter, Bakersfield, Canada, S. America, Premont, Dallas, Dorance, Tampa (2 copies in oversized folders; reduced size found at NP17-02-16).

This is a picture of Rev. H.H. Janzen on the right, speaking with Ray Schlichting.