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Group of people standing and a few sitting in the front. Back row in the middle- Helena Epp, front row standing 3rd from left , light coloured dress- Martha Pankratz. Trees in background.

Some standing others sitting and eating. 4th person from right is Helena Epp. Standing at back is David Pankratz.

Group of people sitting on the ground on blankets, eating. Helena Epp in centre with light coloured dress.

In front of 605 Bannatyne Ave, Wpg. Maedchenheim, in 1946, l-r Mrs. Dyck, (Mika Klassen), 2 daughters, Franz Dyck

Individual portraits of Mennonite residents in the Maedchenheim, Eben Ezer, Winnipeg on one large photo. The house parents were Mr and Mrs P.H. Enns. The resident was located at 605 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg.

Composite Photo (Individual mounted portraits):
Row 1 - Katharina Janzen, Anna Janzen, Justina Peters, Sara Krahn, Helen J. Epp, Anna Klassen, Helen Penner, Tina Plett.

Row 2 - Aggie Nickel, Annie Nickel, Helen Braun, Kay Braun, Betty Braun, Mary Braun, Tina Froese, Sara Froese.

Row 3 - Aganetha Epp, Mrs. B. Ewert, B. Ewert, Helen Epp

Row 4 - Anna Toews, Margaret Toews, Helen Janzen, Mary Janzen, Mrs. J. H. Enns, Rev, J.H. Enns, Mary Klassen, Kathleen Dyck, Annie Doerksen, Katie Epp.

Row 5 - Anne Friesen, Katie Enns, Annie Voth, Margaret Warkentin, Elizabeth Wiens, Tina Klassen, Nettie Loewen, Mary Friesen. "
Inscription on this item reads "Menn. Maedchenheim Ebenezer zu Winnipeg 1946." The item also includes a photo of home at 605 Bannatyne Avenue. (2 copies)

The leadership and young women of the Ebenezer girls home established by the Conference of Mennonites in Canada to help young Mennonite women who worked as domestics in Winnipeg, often to support their families in rural areas and to help pay off the immigration travel debt. Included are 32 young women (all named), an image of the house, and the 6 staff which included Aganetha Epp, Mrs. B. Ewert, Benjamin Ewert, J. H. Enns, Mrs. J. H. Enns, and Helen Epp.

She is wearing a white dress with zigzag neckline, wavy blond hair.

6 women and 3 children in front of house. 4th women from left Katharina Janzen, 5th- Neta Epp. The shorter woman in the dark dress could be a Mrs. Willms (see M-147).

Full-length studio photo by Hollywood Studio. The woman is wearing a dark dress with a belt, buttons down the front of the skirt, collar with a dark coloured flower, long sleeves. She is standing beside a chair on a patterned rug.

Wearing round glasses and a coat with a fur collar. Name unknown

Studio portrait. Liesa has waved dark brown hair, with a bobby pin in her hair, She is wearing a light coloured dress and a pearl necklace.

She is standing beside a chair wearing a dark dress with a lower belt and brooch, also a corsage on her shoulder.

A young woman with wavy hair, round glasses and wearing a necklace and a button in the front of her dress.

Back - 1. 2. Lena Epp 3. Mary Neufeld 5. 6. 7. . Front - 1. Betty Braun 2. Anna Janzen 3. Tina Braun. Inscription "Nur eine kleine Gruppe 1945 beim Maedchenheim" ladies wearing Spring coats, 2 copies. Location - Winnipeg