This photo is portrait of Anna Thiessen. Anna was an early city missionary in Winnipeg. Working out of the North End Chapel, she did home visits, hospital visits, Sunday School, sewing classes, and became the matron of the Mary Martha Home in Winnipeg.
This photo is a portrait of Anna Thiessen and a large group of 27 girls in a sewing class, posing for a photo with some of their sewing. This was part of Anna Thiessen's community mission work in Winnipeg.
This photo is of a baptism outdoors performed by Rev. Jacob Thiessen, in Herbert, Saskatchewan with a large group of onlookers on the river bank. Anna Thiessen, daughter of Jacob W. Thiessen, standing far right. A log fastened to a pole in the river bed leads baptism candidates into the river where Rev. Thiessen will baptize them by immersion.
This photo is of Mrs. Helena Thiessen (nee Helena Siemens) (1870-1939) and her daughters. From l-r seated are Anna Thiessen, Helena Thiessen. Name of daughter standing is unknown.
This photo is of 12 men and women posing for a photo inside the church building at the corner of Manitoba ave. and McKenzie street. The address was 652 Manitoba ave. Beside the choir is a foot pump organ with German sayings on the clapboard walls. This photo is of the same group of people as NP045-01-13 which as identification of the choir members. Anna Thiessen in middle row second from left.
This photo is of Anna Thiessen (l) with Helen Neufeld (r) standing outside a building with a young girl posing for a photo. They have heavy coats on. -- Note: this is an original of 66-03-3.
This photo is of a large group of young women in front of a brick building. Anna Thiessen is seated in the third row from the front, ninth person from the right.
This photo is of a group of young women standing outside and the "North End" Mennonite Brethren Church in the background and another church with a steeple. Anna Thiessen is in second row, far right. Note: The church with the steeple is the same as in photo NP45-1-3.