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This photo shows a man from the forestry service standing in front of a blossoming fruit tree. The accompanying sound recording refers to him as our "Springsteiner Starshiy, initiator of these reunions". [=living in Springstein, Manitoba in 1972 and ranked as a senior officer] ?____ Dueck or Dyck.

This Mr. Lepp served in northern Russia, probably near St. Petersburg.

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).

This photo shows ten men with their instruments -- 3 cornet players, 1 player on trombone, 3 euphonium players, 1 tuba player, 1 player on bass drum and cymbal, and a conductor, who is sitting in the middle of the front row with his baton. The photo is taken out doors with trees and a building in the background.

This photo shows nine men sitting on a pile of logs. Some of the men include Bill Wiebe (Winnipeg), Lincoln Penner (Lorette), John Plett (Ste. Anne), and George Harms (Winkler) (not specifically identified).

This photo shows a five men (a quartet and preacher) standing in front of a car. They are all wearing long over-coats. Included on the photo are Jacob Mierau and Peter G. Sawatzky (Herschel).

This photo is of a truck that has become stuck. A man is unloading the dump truck.

This photo shows (l-r): G.G. Dueck (later of Springstein, Manitoba), Gerhard Dueck (Neuenburg), Jacob Janzen, Nicolai Rempel, and another Jacob Janzen.

This photo shows a group of eleven men outside their "house", taken on a Sunday.

This photo shows a group of conscientious objectors around a large tree stump which they presumably have cut. Some men are standing, while others are lying on the ground. The men include: Cornie Reimer, John Bock, Abe Schelleberg, Jake Dyck, Cornie Doell, E.P. Friesen and Jake Fehr.

This photo shows a group of men from the forestry service in Russia, standing behind a horse and cart, with a gazebo and other buildings in the background. David Friesen is bringing the daily report to the forester.

This photo shows 24 men in the phylloxera unit standing in front of their tents, set up in a clearing, with the forested hills in the background. Their task was insect and pest control in vineyards. The photo includes Gerhard Neufeld of Paulsheim, who was shot the night after his auction sale just prior to emigration to Canada in 1926, and David Heidebrecht, who later ordained as a minister in 1921 and later settled in Alberta. Both Neufeld and Heidebrecht were issued silver watches, in recognition of their service.

This photo shows Bruce Mann, Alvin Buhr, Martin Bergen and Peter Fehr sitting on a slope eating sandwiches.

This photo shows (l-r): Johann Heidebrecht (Nikolaidorf), assistant forester Carl Prokopenko (?), Jacob Boschmann (Petershagen), Johann Janzen lying down, Franz Toews on his knees (Alexanderkrone), Gerhard Warkentin (Ebenfeld) and Starzky Dietrich Friesen. On a rabbit hunt they would also shoot ducks and other birds, besides rabbits.