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This is a photo of the exterior of the former Jakob H. Niebuhr mill in Schoenwiese/Alexandrovsk, Russia, which was used as a warehouse by the American Mennonite Relief workers in 1923. The railroad track is shown in the forefront. The section where food was stored is inked in.

This is a photo of a group of men and women from Schoenwiese sitting in a boat on the shores of the Dnieper River. They were on an outing on the first of May with Arthur Slagel, the American Mennonite Relief Worker. On the photograph are the Thiessens, Miss Hamm and Arthur Slagel. Possibly Mr. Suderman took the picture. See Nos. 665-78 & 665-79 for more details.

This is a photo of a housebarn Mennonite residence in the village of Rosenthal, Chortitza Colony, Russia. The house is described as a mud house with a thatched roof. The house has shuttered windows. There is a larger two-wheeled cart in the front holding a large barrel.

This is a photo of a wide street in a village identified as Chortitza by Arthur Slagel. There are several teams of oxen tied to wagons and people on the street and sidewalks.

This is a rather faded photo of the Chortitza Girls' School (Maedchenschule) in Russia. There are some bare trees and a low fence in front of the building.

This is a photo of the teachers, with their families, of the Teachers' Training School in Chortitza, Russia. Standing ( to right): 3rd person, Dietrich H. Epp, 5th person, Heinrich H. Epp. Seated (left to right): 2nd lady, Mrs. Agnetha Epp, nee Klassen, holding child.

This is a photo oftwo ladies and a man in the room of Mme De LaRoche's. The man is one of the American Mennonite Relief workers - also shown on Photo 665-4 and 665-7. The lady beside him is Lida Peshchansky, see Photo 665-11.

This is a photo of men in the field in Chortitza, Russia, harvesting the barley crop for the American Mennonite Relief.

This is a photo of American Mennonite Relief workers operating the Fordson and other farm implements to harvest the barley crop near Chortitza, Russia.

This is a photo of a man operating a tractor on a field in Kitchkas. Another man is observing his work.

This is a photo of a large group of mostly women and children seated on the yard in front of a house. It is identified as the kitchen on the way to Einlage - possibly Wosnessensk.

This is a photo of a group of people, mostly men, standing along side the railway track in Chortitza, Russia. It is the first group of immigrants to leave Russia in 1923.

This is a photo of a group of men, women and children posed in front of a freight train ready for boarding. There are steps by the opening for easier boarding. Third person from left is Heinrich Sawatzky. The 11th person standing in front of the train is Heinrich Peter Harder. This is part of the Schoennwieser Group that left Russia for Canada in 1923.

This is a photo of an immigrant family sitting in the interior of a train car. The shelving has been installed by the immigrants.Lower beds with space below for baggage. Small shelf in rear for parcels. There are four small openings in the cars and two big iron doors. 25-28 persons traveled in these cars. The family is that of Jakob Jakob Schellenberg, former teacher in Schoenwiese, Russia, but others are also on the photo. The woman on the left is Mrs. Justina Dyck (see 665:113). The boy next to Jakob Schellenberg, is Jakob Jr. (or Jack as he was later called). The woman on the right presumably is Justina Schellenberg, the wife of Jakob and mother of Jack. The little girl is possibly Justina Dyck's daughter. These immigrants were part of the 2nd train, the Schoenwieser Group.
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This is a photo of three men posing on the end of a carload of long poles - "precious telegraph poles"? They are on the way to Nikopol, Russia. The men are identified as Mr. Krehbill and Gerhard Peters.