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This photo is of a man sitting on a carriage pulled by two oxen, crossing a water.

This photo is of the class of the 1941 Fernheim Colony bible school with the motto "Maranatha! Unser Herr kommt!" (Maranatha! Our Lord comes!).Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 155.

This photo is of a meeting of the members of the Fernheim Colony, Paraguay. It was held after the Chaco-War, fought from 1932 - 1935 between Paraguay and Bolivia. The banner on the back wall states: "The common good over self-interest! Believe and know: the begun community project is the future of our children." Among the people present was the daughter of General Jose F. Estigarribia, supreme commander of the Paraguayan military forces during the war. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 92.

This photo is of a group of youth, taken at a youth retreat in the 1940s in the Fernheim Colony, Paraguay. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 155.

This photo is of Heinrich Dyck, who was the Oberschulze (administrator) of the Neuland Colony, Paraguay, from 1983 to 1988.

This photo is of a meeting of the Oberschulzen (administrators) of the three Mennonite colonies in the Paraguayan Chaco. From left to right: Peter Derksen, Neuland, Jacob B. Reimer, Menno, and Heinrich Duerksen, Fernheim. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 179.

This photo is of the refugee tent village the Fernheim settlers established upon their arrival in Trebol, Chaco. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 43.

This photo is of a passport substitute issued to Jacob P. Rahn in the refugee camp in Moelln, Germany. Used in the book" Garden in the Wilderness", by Edgar Stoesz p. 40.