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This photo is of a man sitting on a carriage pulled by two oxen, crossing a water.

This photo is of the class of the 1941 Fernheim Colony bible school with the motto "Maranatha! Unser Herr kommt!" (Maranatha! Our Lord comes!).Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 155.

This photo is of a meeting of the members of the Fernheim Colony, Paraguay. It was held after the Chaco-War, fought from 1932 - 1935 between Paraguay and Bolivia. The banner on the back wall states: "The common good over self-interest! Believe and know: the begun community project is the future of our children." Among the people present was the daughter of General Jose F. Estigarribia, supreme commander of the Paraguayan military forces during the war. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 92.

This photo is of a group of youth, taken at a youth retreat in the 1940s in the Fernheim Colony, Paraguay. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 155.

This photo is of Heinrich Dyck, who was the Oberschulze (administrator) of the Neuland Colony, Paraguay, from 1983 to 1988.

This photo is of a meeting of the Oberschulzen (administrators) of the three Mennonite colonies in the Paraguayan Chaco. From left to right: Peter Derksen, Neuland, Jacob B. Reimer, Menno, and Heinrich Duerksen, Fernheim. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 179.

This photo is of the refugee tent village the Fernheim settlers established upon their arrival in Trebol, Chaco. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 43.

This photo is of a passport substitute issued to Jacob P. Rahn in the refugee camp in Moelln, Germany. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 40.

This photo is of a meeting of Mennonite refugees on a ship heading to South America. Upon their arrival in the Chaco, these people will establish the Fernheim Colony. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 42.

This photo is of Robert Unruh explaining traits of good beef cattle at a field day at the Experimental Farm near Filadelfia, Fernheim Colony. Unruh worked as a development worker in the fields of agriculture and cattle-raising in the Mennonite colonies in the Paraguayan Chaco from 1951 to 1983. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 95.

This photo is of Robert G. Unruh and Heinrich Duerksen, Oberschulze of the Fernheim Colony, at the Experiment Farm near Filadelfia, Fernheim Colony, discussing the results of one day tomatoe picking. Unruh worked as development helper in the areas of agriculture and cattle raising in the Mennonite colonies in the Paraguayan Chaco from 1951 to 1983.

This photo is of Aeltester Martin C. Friesen and his wife, sitting at the table. Friesen was a strong leader in the first few decades of the Menno Colony, Paraguay. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 36.

This photo is of the Colon Street (Calle Colon), seen from the port in Asuncion, Paraguay, as it was in the early twentieth century.
Photo provided by Jorge Rubiani.

This photo is of a big cactus tree that is estimated to be more than hundred years old, and stands in the southwestern Chaco of Paraguay. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 13.

This photo is of a cactus (Opuntia) bearing fruits in the Paraguayan Chaco. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 11.