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This photo shows a group of 20 men posing for the camera. Two men on the left are doing some exercises on a gymnastics apparatus. There are tents in the background.

This photo shows a group of five uniformed men in the forest. One of the men is reclining on a bench.

This photo shows three men in distinctly different uniforms -- one is in the forestry service, one is a pedagogical student, and one is a student at the commerce school.

This photo shows a group of men in white uniforms, marching with a hoe over their shoulder.

This photo shows a group of about 20 men at one of the Russian Mennonite Forestry camps, seated outside at a long table, eating their lunch.

This photograph shows Abram Dick, 1890-1970, probably while he is serving in the Asov Forestry Camp. He is wearing the Forestry uniform posing at an arbored gate with a bicycle. The name Kathe Warkentin is written on the reverse side, along with Abram J. Dick's address, 56 Wigle Str., Leamington, Ont. This photograph also appears on page 61 of Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia, and in Nick Peters' collection of photocopied photos, No. 25.

This photoraph shows a 14 member brass band of men in the Forestry Service in Russia. They are dressed in their forestry uniform, 9 standing and 5 perched in the grass. The name Kathe Warkentin is written on the reverse of the photograph. It can also be found in the Nick Peters' collection of photocopied photos as No. 26 and.on page 58 of Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia where two men are identified - Abram Dueck, third from left, and Nikolai Peters, third from right.

This photograph shows a group of 14 musicians with their brass instruments and music stands, seated outside - none are identified. Greeting written in German on the reverse - Dear Friend! Greetings from afar. Wish you success with the thresshing; how is it going, almost finished? Why are none of you writing; Abram doesn't write at all. Would you at least please write. Greetings again in closing. Fr. Enns? The name and address to whom the card is sent is written in Russian. There is a postage stamp on the reverse and the card has been stamped with the date 22-7-09. This photograph can also be found on page 109 of Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia.

This photograph is an outdoor scene under the trees decked with flags and lanterns. The Forestry Service men are seated on the benches placed sideways in the foreground with a music band in the background. The men are dressed in their uniforms, with borh light and dark tops. The occasion is the 1st of May Festival. This photograph can also be found on page 58 of Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia and in Nick Peters' 13 pages of photocopied pictures No. 118.

This somewhat faded photograph shows 10 Mennonite Alternative Service men at work digging. All are wearing the dark uniform including hats, except one is in a lighter top.

This photograph shows a large group of men in single file probably planting trees in the forestry service in Russia. This photograph is also in the book by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia on page 56.

This photograph shows a group of 14 men in their Alternative Service uniforms relaxing on the ground. This photograph is also in the book by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia on pages 41 & 62.

This photograph shows a number of men taking time out to play in the snow at the Azov Forestry Camp in Russia. This photograph is also in the book by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia on page 64.

This is a portrait of a man in the Alternative Service uniform wearing a fur hat. Both his arms are hanging down at his sides and he has a full moustache. This photograph is also in the book by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia on page 133. He could possibly be the man on the lower picture on page 127 of this book, seated 2nd from the right.

This is a portrait of an unidentified man in the Alternative Service uniform in Russia. He is leaning on a fence with lush foliage in the background. This photograph can also be seen in Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, on page 133.