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Part of MB Communications Photo Collection - Letters the USSR
This photo is of a family- mother, father and four children. It was probably taken in the early 20th century. Vol. 1195, fl#6, [Northwestern District, 1988]
Photo of a 4-year old Gerhard Neufeld Jr.
This photo is of young Gerhard Neufeld Jr. pretending to be sitting in a boat, holding an oar. He was perhaps four years old here. See #7 for a later photo where he is with his whole family.
Note: The original has been donated (Acc. No. 2010-025).
This photo is of the Gerhard Neufeld family. The background of this photo is interesting with its view of the forest. See #6 for a picture of Gerhard when he was younger. On this photo he could be 7 years old. His sister Katja (Katie) stands behind him. Imprinted on the bottom right hand corner of this photo is the date 1904.
In 1924 when Olga Enns was 7 years old, her family emigrated to Canada. But she was not allowed to come to Canada in July with the rest of her family. Her parents asked a different Neufeld family to look after 7 year old Olga and Gerhard Neufeld who by this time was in his late teens and an orphan. Gerhard and Olga arrived in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in September 1924. Gerhard later married a daughter of Bishop (Ältester) Janzen of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Note: The original has been donated (Acc. No. 2010-025).
Photo of Heinrich and Sara Enns on horseback.
This photo is of Heinrich Enns and Sara Enns on horseback. They were siblings of Olga Enns’ father, Gerhard Enns. Heinrich was an evangelist. Perhaps this photo was taken on his travels as an evangelist.
Note: The original has been donated (Acc. No. 2010-025).
wedding portrait of Gerhard and Neta Dyck.
This photo is a wedding portrait of Gerhard [Dyck] and Neta, 7 June 1918. "For Abram."
Note: There is a tiger's head rug in the photo.
This photo is a portrait of fourteen young men who are in uniform, as part of alternative service, either in forestry or in the Red Cross.
The photo is in a postcard format.
Heinrich Enns and another man standing by a horse.
This photo is of Heinrich Enns, brother to Olga Enns’ father Gerhard Enns is with another man in the forest. Heinrich is probably the one standing behind the other man, to the right of the man holding the horse. This photo could be related to his Alternative Service during WW I, or, his work as an evangelist. Heinrich Enns worked as an evangelist during the chaotic times of the 1920s when preaching was forbidden. Because of this he was hunted down by the Bolsheviks, suffering severely because of this to the point of death. The Mennonites asked the Bolsheviks to finally leave him alone. He was brought to a house where he could die in peace. He died in the late 1920s when Olga’s family was already living in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Note: The original has been donated (Acc. No. 2010-025).
This photo is a portrait of "Mother's brother, Henry", in uniform, as part of alternative service, either in forestry or the Red Cross.
This photo is a portrait of [Gerhard Dyck, in the uniform of the alternative service, with Neta] and another unidentifed young woman. "T.D."
This photo is a portrait of Gerhard Dyck, in the uniform of the Red Cross alternative service.
Wedding portrait of Dietrich and [Luise] Rempel.
This photo is of a wedding portrait of Dietrich and [G. Luise] Rempel.
Part of Peter J. Dyck (1878-1947) and John P. Dyck (1901-1990) family fonds
This photo shows a group known as 45th Artillery Regiment under the command of a Penner as part of the Russian (Soviet Union or USSR) armed forces. There are 35 Mennonites on the photo, who all have various positions within the regiment. Included are the following: Dietrich Hiebert, Franz Buhr and David Janzen (in the front); Gerhard Penner, Johann Fast and Jacob Friesen (in the back).
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Part of Gerhard Lohrenz fonds
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]
American Mennonite Relief Worker at desk
This is a photo of a man, probably H. C. Yoder, wearing glasses, dressed in white shirt and tie, seated at a smaller desk in a room with a map and posters on the walls.
5 American Mennonite Relief Workers in Russia
This is a photo of U. S. Mennonite Relief workers in Russia. They are posing on a yard with shrubbery in the background. The men are dressed in suit and tie. (Left to right): Mrs. Barbara Hofer with her husband, David Hofer, Arthur W. Slagel, H. C. Yoder and Peter H. Unruh.