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Parents with their children; two boys and two girls. The family is well dressed and would appear to be quite properous.

This photo is the back of the Moscow German Choir photograph, which is signed by C.F. Klassen, 1925. (reference to choir photograph NP201-01-24)

A photo used for the Voth family Russian passport in 1925: (l-r) Katharina (mother), Walter, Holdina, Herta, and Johannes (father).

Taken at a farewell party. During the 1920s many families emigrated from Russia, going mostly to Canada. Relatives, friends, and play-mates had to part. They did not know whether they would ever see each other again. The young people often organized a farewell event. It was a bitter-sweet experience. [HR 215]

A group of four persons sitting in a room in Russia. Sitting left to right: Helen (Toews) Pauls , unknown Reimer, BB Janz and John Benjamin (JB) Toews.

Cornelius David Harder and wife Katharina Janzen Harder with some of their children prior to their leaving Russia. Back row (l-r): Johann Harder, Gerhard Harder, Marie Harder Paetkau. Front row (l-r): Katharina Klassen Harder (holding Anna Harder Weiss), parents Katharina Janzen Harder and Cornelius Harder.

The Gerhard Sawatzky family. Gerhard is a half-brother to Heinrich Heinrich Sawatzky, 1873, minister in Siberia. L-R: Katharina, Gerhard Sawatzky, Geroge Sawatzky ( father to Lynn Sawatzky) Katharina (nee Doerksen) Sawatzky, Jack, and Ann. The family is sitting in front of a barn door. Gerhard is wearing a dark suit (uniform) with pockets on the chest, buttoned to the top. The mother and girls are wearing dark dresses. George is also wearing a dark outfit and Jack a dress with a white bib.

This photo is of the back of AMLV (Mennonite Agricultural Union) Photo identifying staff members, 1925.
(Reference to photograph NP201-01-31).

Family of 6. On photo reverse "Friends we travelled with from Russia to Canada. They went to Ontario".

Family portrait with Peter Dyck and Maria (Engbrecht) Dyck. Includes children Barbara, Jacob and Marie. In photograph all are well dressed.

Passport photo of H. Klassen, age 17, taken in Russland

This photo shows the Jacob Siemens family. Only the youngest member is related) on the Enns side. L-r: 1st wife of Jacob Siemens, Eva (married Braun), Anne (m. Harder), Nettie, adopted son John (Enns) Siemens (nephew of Franz F. Enns of Ohm Franz).

This is a very small photograph of a group of people standing outside of boxcars on a railway. They are presumably on their way out of Russia in 1924. On the boxcar you can see the Russian USSR and hammer and sickle symbol. This photograph is similar to Item 100 and may contain some of the same people. The people are plainly dressed, the women's dresses are long.

This photo shows Olga (Harder) Albrecht, David P. Albrecht and infant Peter D. Albrecht and was used on the emigration documents leaving the USSR in 1924.

The Friesen and Bergen siblings with their partners. The women in the front row are holding flowers.

1. Jacob Friesen, 2 & 3 -Isaak & Margareta Bergen, 4 & 5- Elias & Aganetha Bergen, 6 & 7- Johann & Gertrude (Pankratz) Friesen, 8. Elizabeth (Wieler) Friesen, 9 & 10 -Peter & Maria (Bergen) Neufeld, 11 & 12- Peter & Susanna (Bergen) Neufeld, 13 & 14- Abram & Helena (Kampen) Friesen, 15 & 16- Martin & Helena (Regier) Friesen, 17 & 18- Martin & Anna (Bergen) Neufeld, 19 & 20- Bernhard & Katharina (Bergen) Bergen, 21 & 22- Salomon & Anna Bergen.