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This is a photo of people loading the wounded onto a train. [HR 237]

This photo show two Mennonite men who served as medic during World War I in Russia. It has the inscription "S. Wiebe + Mart. Unrau -- Sanitaeter -- 1917."

This is a photo of the tree-nursery at the Razin forestry. [HR 231]

This is a photo of the Razin Forestry. To the right stand the residence of the manager; to the left the kitchen; and to the front the farm buildings. By the fall of 1917 the government had become so weak that control dropped out of its hands. The forestry service thereby too came to an end. [HR 230]

This is a photo of The Razin Forestry. To the right stands the doctor's residence. Here 232 soldiers served. During the 36 years through which the forestry service lasted, our congregations annually spent about one quarter million rubles on them. During the war the expenditure rose to three million rubles per year. Just before the war, there were in our brotherhood 35, 000 individuals capable of work. A ruble to us in Russia meant the same as a dollar means here to the Americans. It is obvious that it was quite a burden for our brotherhood to maintain the forestry service. [HR 230]

This is a photo of the Old Berdjansk Forestry. The command goes to work. In the spring of 1881 the first group of Mennonite boys began its military service. At first they had to serve four years, later on three. About one thousand boys served. In the summer of 1914, just before the beginning of the war, 1204 men were serving in nine forestries and one extra command. [HR 230] (2 prints)

This is a photo of Mennonite men serving in Iswar. [HR 244]

This is a photo of Mennonite men serving in Iswar. [HR 244]

This is a photo of the commando from Iswar. Among those serving here were Johann Riediger, Cornelius Riediger, Peter Rempel, Neustaedter, Peter Penner and Peter Isaak. [HR 238]

This is a photo of a group pf men serving in a forest. The man in the white fur cap in the front is Peter Isaak from Sagradowka. [HR 240]

This is a photo of the personnel of a Red Cross train. Most of the men are Mennonites. The woman in the second row from the back, to the right of the man with a high cap, is the daughter of Count Tolstoy, the famous Russian writer. [HR 237]
An original photo has labeled as Copy 2 (Acc. No. 2012-005). This medical unit (Sanitaetsdienst) was identified as No. 187. David Wiebe (1885-1937) is identified on the photo. Peter Ewert (1897-1963) is identified as the writer of the Russian text on the reverse side.

This is a photo of cooks, doctors, nurses, nuns and others posing outside a Red Cross train on the tracks. [HR 238]

This is a photo of Scherebkowo. The "Ekonom-minister" Friesen and his family are ready to leave. The fellows are standing around. The horses are beautiful indeed. [HR 232]

This is a photo of young men serving in the Red Army who because of their refusal to take the gun were employed for various physical work. Seated (left to right): A. Neufeld, J. Wiens, de Jager, Wittenberg. Standing: A. Fast, J. Rempel, J. Klassen. Later on such refusal became unthinkable. [HR 73]

This is a photo of Mennonite men in service. [HR 234]