The young Unruh family in Tiegenhagen, Molotschna Colony, Ukraine. Heinrich and Maria Unruh, grandparents of Alida, are pictured with (left to right) Helene aged 3, baby Heinrich 6 months, and two year old Anna (mother of Alida). This photo was taken when grandfather had come home on leave from the medical corps during WW I.

This photo of the Halbstaedter Musikverein (Halbstadt, Molotschna Colongy, Ukraine) was taken in Halbstadt circa 1908 and given to Alida Unruh’s grandmother, Frau Heinrich Unruh, on her birthday, January 14, 1914 by her brother David Schellenberg, a horn player who is wearing a light suit and is seated in the second row. This unique photo has survived two world wars and The Great Trek out of Russia in 1943.

A harvesting scene on a Molotschna Mennonite farm.

This photograph is of a large group of young men and women posing for a picture outside a building in the village of Tiegenhagen, Molotschna, south Russia. This photo may be of a [choir?] as it contains young adults and a few older adults. This photo has been damaged. It was town in two pieces from top to bottom. Repaired with clear tape on the front and cloth tape and play card in the back for reinforcement.

Scene showing activity at a railway station - people getting off and on a train.

A winter scene in front of a large Mennonite housebarn

This is a photo of a drawing by J.H. Janzen of a typical Mennonite village in Molotschna, South Russia, taken from P.M. Friesen's book p. 778.

Wedding portrait of Peter Dyck and his wife, maternal (her mother’s brother) uncle of Olga Enns. The bride is wearing a white dress and an unusual headpiece. The setting is very elegant.