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This photo is of an unidentified deceased person in an open coffin, with family behind, in Southern Russia.

This is a photo of the funeral of a woman that died in Russia, possibly A.A. Kroeker's grandmother, Helene nee (Klassen) b. 1814. This photograph is taken from file 41.

Johann Wieler

Modest Korf and Vasili Pashkov (right), Russian Brethren who supported Johann Wieler.

This photo is of Nickolai Johann Peters and his wife Elizabeth Peters (nee Elizabeth Friesen) seated for a portrait with their two children Susanna Peters (right) and Margarita Peters (left). Nickolai is wearing a suit jacket and Elizabeth a dress and head covering.

Johann and Helena Wieler with children Johann, Lydia and Helena.

This photo is a reproduction of a photo of P.M. Friesen.

This photo is a reproduction of a photo of P.M. Friesen with his wife Susanna and their infant daughter.

This photo is of Johann Wieler and Helena (Thielmann) Wieler.

A black and white photo of a drawing of a farm implement, possibly from an advertisement. It is a seeding plow with a long box on top for the seed and a row of metal shovels below the box to cultivate the ground. A similar image was published in Die Mennonitische Rundschau April 29, 1925, p. 24 , which called it "Der Drillkultivator" or Drill Cultivator. (The word "Mähmaschinen"is written below the picture but may be for a picture below it which is not seen.) For sale possibly in Olgafeld, Gou. Taurien, or New-York, Gouv. Jekaterinosla. See "Ontario Mennonite History," October 2015 for further information.

This photo is of Franz F. Klassen and Justina Klassen (nee Wiebe), with sons Cornelius Klassen, Franz Klassen, Gerhard Klassen and Peter Klassen sitting in a horse drawn carriage in Russia. There are 2 copies of this photo. A fence and vegetation are visible. The family members appear to be well dressed.

This photo is of Peter Unruh and Maria Kornelius Heinrichs. The couple is seated at a small round table.

This photo is of Katharina Born (nee Katharina Walde) wearing a head covering, posing with her husband and Gerhard Born. Katharina was born in Schonsee Russia in 1851, died Dec 19 1919. Gerhard was born in Russia, June 15, 1847, died March 1920.

A picture of a farm implement in South Russia. The machine has three sets of large disks on 3 axles held together on one frame. A seat and hitch are included.

The printing under this photo states that it is the home of a Mennonite elder in south Russia. On the street in the foreground a number of people sit in a carriage drawn by two white horses. One man stands behind it. A fence runs along the edge of the street. Two imposing archways are located along the fence. Two groups of people are standing in front of the fence near the archways. A row of trees grow just inside the fence and part of a brick house peeks out between the trees. A white shuttered window can be seen. Another house can be seen at the extreme left hand edge of the picture. Taken from P.M. Friesen, p. 679 (850).