This photo is of preachers and deacons with their wifes on a holiday outing in Neuland Colony, Paraguay. The man standing on the right with his hat on backwards is Dietrich Klassen.
This photo is of a Mennonite "cowboy" at the Isla Poi Rodeo in Menno Colony, Paraguay. Cowboys like these overlook the bronco-riding, preventing the wild horse from racing into the fence and potentially injuring the rider.
This photo is of children sitting in the front pews of the full sanctuary in the Mennonite Church in Filadelfia, Fernheim Colony. The second child from the left is Tanja Dueck. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 159.
This photo is of a preacher of the Neuland Colony biking on a Sunday morning to a church service. Preachers were often at the same time teachers, and would teach from Monday to Saturday. On Sunday they would serve the senior community. In the beginning years of Mennonite settlement in the Paraguayan Chaco, preaching was an unsalaried work.
This photo is of two small Mennonite boys climbing around stockade area at the Isla Poi Rodeo, Menno Colony. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 203.
This photo is of police officers Helmut Adrian, standing behind the desk, and Carlos Rodas in Neuland Colony, Paraguay. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 196.
This photo is of a Mennonite Ordnungsmann (ordinance officer, policeman) in Filadelfia, Fernheim Colony, holding a license plate of the Mariscal Estigarribia Municipality. In 1999, the Paraguayan government introduced a uniform license plate system for all departamentos (provinces). Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 274.