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This photo is of the annual meeting of MCC held January 1971. The tables are set up in a large rectangular shape. One woman is standing to address the chair.

This photo is of Mrs. Byler and William Snyder at the MCC Annual Meeting held January 1971. Mrs. Byler is standing in front of a microphone and appears to be reading into it. William Snyder is standing beside her.

This photo is of MCC TAPer (Teachers Abroad Program), Mary Helen Weaver, teaching music to one of her classes at Ewarton Junior Secondary School, St. Catharine, Jamaica.

This photo is of a group of people on a tour of the new Material Aid Center in Ephrata, Pennsylvania.On the right side is Otto Dridger of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, an MCC truck driver, who served as one of the tour guides.

This photo is of the plenary session of the MCC Annual Meeting held January 23-24, 1970. The photo shows a large group of people, sitting around tables.

This photo is of Dr. Linford Gehman, who spent a year with Quaker-Mennonite Services in Biafra, reporting on QMS operations.

This photo is of six men and was taken at the MCC Annual Meeting in Leamington, Ontario, in 1973. The description on the back says, "A moving part of the program at the MCC Annual Meeting, Leamington, Ontario, 19-20 Jan. 73, was recognition of four Canadians, their combined ages totaling 320 years, who have been especially active in inter-Mennonite affairs. Recognized were (left to right) J. B. Martin, E. J. Swalm, C. A. DeFehr, and J. J. Thiessen. Each has served as a member of MCC. Behind them are William T. Snyder, executive secretary of MCC, and Daniel Zehr, executive secretary of MCC (Canada)."

This photo is a member of the third choir from the Bienenberg Bible School in Switzerland to visit the USA demonstrating his skill on the alpine horn. This group toured the United states and Canada from July 28 to September 24, 1968.

This photo is of some participants in the TAP (Teachers Abroad Program) orientation held July 31 - August 14, 1969. The photo is of six Canadians. Left to right are: Ester DeFehr, Joan Bergey, David DeFehr, Karen Bergey, George Klassen, and Ed Bergey.

This photo is of the devastation left by Hurricane Camille in Virginia. In the foreground, debris and stones are left . A house is left standing behind the debris. In the background are trees and beyond that are hills.
The description on the back says, " Where barns and sheds stood, only rocks, tree and mud remained. Two rooms of this house were swept away, one being the bedroom where the owner was sleeping. He miraculously escaped with only a few minor injuries."

This photo is of a young woman with MDS (Mennonite Disaster Service) cleaning up in Virginia after Hurricane Camille. She is collecting items into sacks and boxes. Behind the woman is much debris, including the roof of a house. A shed can be seen standing in the background. Trees are also standing behind the debris.
The description on the back says: Marjan Somer, MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) trainee from Holland, was one of the many MDS women who aided in camp cleanup operations in Virginia. It was anew experience for her. "I've never seen anything like it," she said. "It is hard even to imagine this." She is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koop, Virgil. Ont."

This is a photo of Newton Gingrich, chairman of MCC (Canada) and member of the MCC Executive Committee, welcoming the MCC Annual Meeting.

This photo is of Mennonite Disaster Service workers in Massies Mill, Virginia, cleaning up after Hurricane Camille. It shows the men salvaging cement blocks. In the background, trees are standing.
The description on the back reads, "A house and service station in Massies Mill, Va. succumbed to the current. MDS men salvage a few of the cement blocks that remained. Massies Mill was one of the harder hit towns. Only two buildings out of 35 - 40 remained undamaged. MDS plans to rebuild a number of buildings in Massies Mill."

This photo is of the personnel at the MCC Orientation School held March 18-31, 1969. In the first row left to right are: Paul Buechele, Tina Buechele, Larry Martin, William Martin, David Troyer, Ed Hartzler, and Elvera Isaak. Second row: Lloyd Hammer, Greg Miller, Kevin Byrne, Larry Prissel, Wendell Lantz, Dale Weaver, and Janet Yoder.

This photo is of the MCC Executive Committee taken at the Annual Meeting January 1971.
Back row left to right; H. H. Dick, Newton Gingerich, John Eby, D. P. Neufeld
Middle row: Kenneth B. Hoover, H. Ernest Bennett, Robert Kreider
Front row; Orie O. Miller, William. T. Snyder