Mennonite Archival Information Database

CA CMBS NP149-1-5190
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July 1873

This photo is of the Mennonite delegates from Russia preparing to depart from the Federal Dominion Lands Office in Winnipeg to inspect the East Reserve. Government officials and even some Native people are present in the photo (note: this is only a copy of the original).

The S.S. International

CA CMBS NP149-1-6231
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[1876?]

Part of MB Herald Photograph Collection

This photo is of the S.S. International arriving in Winnipeg with Mennonite immigrants.

Village No. 2 in Volendam Colony

CA CMBS NP149-1-6019
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April 1949

Part of MB Herald Photograph Collection

This photo is of a neatly organized yard and home of a Mennonite immigrant in Village No. 2, Volendam Colony. The house has a thatched roof and the yard is fenced in with [sugar cane?] stocks.

School in the "Widow's Village"

CA CMBS NP149-1-6029
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April 1949

Part of MB Herald Photograph Collection

This photo is of the school building in Friedensheim, the "Widow's Village" in Neuland Colony.

Students in Friedensheim

CA CMBS NP149-1-6030
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April 1949

Part of MB Herald Photograph Collection

This photo is a group shot of young students standing in front of the school building in Friedensheim, the "Widow's Village" in Neuland Colony. The students are holding school bags donated to the immigrant children by MCC.

Women picking beans in Neuland Colony

CA CMBS NP149-1-6031
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April 1949

Part of MB Herald Photograph Collection

This photo is of three immigrant women picking their first harvest of beans in Neuland Colony.

Mennonite immigrant cooking

CA CMBS NP149-1-6021
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April 1949

Part of MB Herald Photograph Collection

This photo is of a Mennonite immigrant women cooking on an outdoor stove in Volendam Colony.

Elder Epp and family

CA CMBS NP149-1-6022
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April 1949

Part of MB Herald Photograph Collection

This photo is of Elder Epp and his family standing beside a thatched roof home. Most of the Epps immigrated to Paraguay early in 1947, though their son only found the family in late 1948.

Village under construction

CA CMBS NP149-1-6025
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April 1949

Part of MB Herald Photograph Collection

This photo is of a village under construction by Mennonite immigrants that arrived in Volendam Colony in November, 1948.

Baking cookies

CA CMBS NP149-1-6033
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April 1949

Part of MB Herald Photograph Collection

This photo is of an immigrant women baking cookies for a special occasion in Neuland Colony.

Thatched roof school house

CA CMBS NP149-1-6024
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April 1949

Part of MB Herald Photograph Collection

This photo is of a thatched roof building with no walls used as a school building. The school was already in use three months after Mennonite immigrants established Volendam Colony.