Negatives also (2). Aerial view of the buildings and parked cars at the museum. One is closer up & shows the Artifacts Building & another building (the Old Colony Church?), the other shows the church & log house? further away.
Three views from the air of the museum. The Artifacts Building is seen in each as well as a large field beside the museum grounds. Many cars parked on the grounds.
Negatives only (2). At ground-breaking ceremony with people gathered around a platform. H.R. Baerg speaks standing beside J. J. Reimer. Two similar negs. K. R. Barkman? at far right (looking to the ground) in one of the neg.
Auction for the museum? The auctioneer is at work on a flat-bed semi trailer facing the audience (backs to camera). Many people look at items, from plants to appliances, on display. Held in the Steinbach arena, Sept. 1969?
Used in CM 18-34-2. Directors of museum, officials from Holland & architects (steam engines & building in bkgd.). l-r:A DeKoning of Amsterdam; J.J. Reimer, K.R. Barkman, J.C. Reimer, Wichers of Holland, E. Derksen, N.Reimer.
Two color photos, dated Nov. 1965 of the early stages of the Artifacts building of the museum. In one photo only the A-shaped beams are up; in the other photo part of the roof in on and the cement walls.
Negatives also (3 similar ones). Negative#8 was used in CM 15-35-1. Gerhard Lohrenz, Wpg. pastor & dir. of MHSM addresses a gathering of 2000 at the official opening of the museum, Sept. 3, 1967. C.f.1994-14.1828 which is closer up.
Negatives also (2). Negative#6 used for photo of Gerhard Lohrenz, dir. of MHSM & Wpg. pastor, addressing audience at official opening of museum. Also on the platform, H.R. Baerg, J.J. Reimer, Gerhard Ens, etc. C.f.1994-14.1827.
Negatives only (3). Negative #10 was used in CM 15-24-68. House & attached barn, moved to the museum from Winkler area, represent pioneer construction. To right of house & barn a log house is being reconstructed.
J. J. Reimer stands beside some of the artifacts on display in the new museum building - a baby carriage, butter churn, etc. Three men (including Norman Reimer) are visible in the bkgd. talking.
J.J. Reimer, pres. of MHSM & Henry W. Redekopp look at one of the framed certificates of a donor to the museum. J.J. Reimer was also the president of the museum board, Henry W. Redekopp, owner of Redekopp Lumber in Winnipeg.