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Series of unidentified photos likely taken by Herman [D?] Information on back of photo: Mineral Springs Hotel, 18 mi. west of Coalinga, CA. See related photos in 2010-14.622-626.

Used in the CM 4-25-4. Burned Mennonite Central Committee warehouse at Jericho, Jordan. At left, the official Arab guard and at right, Vernon Frey, one of the MCC workers. Taken by John Redekop on his travels through the Middle East with Harvey Dyck.

Used in the CM 4-35-4. Altona Mennonite Youth Fellowship farewell for members leaving for work and study. Albert Braun, seated, returning to Bethel College, points out Kansas on a map to Margaret Ginter, leaving for nurses' training in Winnipeg. Looking on are: Judy Friesen, seated at left, going to Mennonite Collegiate Institute; (l-r) Abe Peters, Frank Toews and Albert Schmidt going to Normal School; Clarence Ginter, going to University of Manitoba; Kay Friesen, Tina Teichroeb and Grace Heinrichs, leaving for employment in Winnipeg.

Used in the CM 4-25-4. Group of people at the MCC Centre in Jericho, taken the day the Ruits left for North America. At left, Mr. and Mrs. Lehman; Mr. Ruit (holding coat), just right of centre; to the left of Mr. Ruit, Mrs. Ruit; and many Arab friends who came to say good-bye. Taken by John Redekop on his travels through the Middle East with Harvey Dyck. See comment on back of photo about the MCC workers.

Used in CM 4-25-4. Canadian Mennonite students studying in Germany had a reunion at Detmold. Here they have lunch in the Teutoberger Wald (forest) with a rock structures called "Ecksternsteine" in the background. L-r: Herb Wiebe, Mrs. Dorothy Martens, John Wiebe, Victor Martens, Bill Reimer, Harvey Dyck, Mrs. Lydia Reimer, Wanda Dick, Mrs. Alice Bauman, Clarence Bauman. John Redekop may be the photographer.

Used in CM 4-25-4. Canadian Mennonite students studying in Germany had a reunion at Detmold. Here the group listens to Clarence Bauman (front row far left), explain plans. L-r: (front next to Bauman) Harvey Dick and Victor Martens. Back row (l-r): John Wiebe, Mrs. (Alice) Bauman, Herb Wiebe (Pax worker), Mrs. Reimer, William Reimer, Mrs. (Dorothy) Martens, John Redekop (donor of the photo; see note on back of photo). See related photo in 2010-14.618.

Used in the CM 4-4-5. Miss Helen Hildebrand, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Klassen, D. A. Friesen and George A. Friesen, all from the Altona district, pose before beginning their 2 month holiday trip to various parts of the US and Paraguay. Their purpose was to visit relatives and friends in Paraguay.

Negative also. A picnic area under the trees where women seem to be preparing food on a table. Likely they are members of the Mennonite Holiday Tour on the trip which this group took through Mexico and North America. See photos from this trip in: 2010-14.608-614.

Likely it is a tour guide in Mexico who is standing in front of a dragon-like figure projecting out of a wall.He is likely explaining the sculpture to members of the Mennonite Holiday Tour on their tour in Mexico. See photos from this trip in: 2010-14.608-613 and 615-616.

Likely in North America when members of the Mennonite Holiday Tour group, seated at long tables, possibly in the basement of a church, were having a meal on the 1956 tour. This photo is likely related to those above in 2010-14.608-612 and 614-615 below, but is not identified. Some of the people are facing the camera.

Used in the CM 4-45-7. Members of the 1956 Mennonite Holiday Tour group, seated inside, enjoyed a dinner with the missionaries to the Hopi in Oraibi, Ariz. Several Hopi teenage girls, possibly the ones who served the meal, are seen across the room, at a distance, beside two of the missionary women. See related photos in 2010-608-611 and 613-1615.

Used in CM 4-43-6. Two women from the Mennonite Holiday Tour group of 1956 stand in front of white building with a straw roof. It was typical of Mexican farm conditions (not of the Mennonites in Mexico). See related photos in 2010-14.608-610 and 612-615.

Used in the CM 4-38-7, a 3rd photo from the Mennonite Holiday Tour 1956 trip showing the Floating Gardens of Xochimilico, Mexico. See related photos in 2010-14.608-609 and 611-615.

Not used in the CM. Group photo of the Altona Mennonite Youth Fellowship, taken inside. Includes their leaders in the front row?

Used in the CM 4-38-7, a photo from the Mennonite Holiday Tour of 1956. On a visit to the Penner family in an Old Colony village near Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, 4 women from the tour group stand with 4 Old Colony Mennonite women who wear hats and head coverings with their unique style of dresses. Related photos in 2010-14.608 and 610-615.