Used in CM 14-25-3 with art. The Artifacts Building of the museum is nearing completion. There is still snow on the ground. A drilling rig stands at right, drilling a well that will supply the village museum with water.
Negative only (2 similar copies). View of the outside of the completed Artifacts Building of the museum in late Spring or early Summer. The sign giving the architect & contractor is at left in front of the building.
This photo shows the original chair and two replicas of a chair that was made of North American materials, handcrafted and wedgework construction. It was made by the Falk family who were pioneer settlers in Southern Manitoba in 1874, and handed down to Anna (Falk) Braun, to Anna (Braun) Schellenberg , to John Schellenberg who is seen in the photo with his hand on the original. John C. Reimer, former curator of the MHV is also on the photo. The chairs and research have been donated to the Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach.
Negatives also (2). Two views (one is closer up & from a different angle) of the long line of people waiting to view the inside of the combined house & barn buildings at the museum.
