Identity area
Reference code
CA CMBS NP052-01-9
Title
Photograph of the address presented to Col. Dennis
Date(s)
- September 19, 1937 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 photograph: b&w; 12 x 16 cm
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This photo is of a document "illuminated address" presented by Rev. B.B. Janz to Col. John Dennis on behalf of the Mennonite community in recognition of his role in bringing the Mennonites out of Russia to Canada in the 1920s though the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). The presentation was part of a service of thanksgiving on behalf of the Mennonite community held at the Coaldale Mennonite Brethren Church.