- CA MHC PP
- Sammlung
- 1889-1978 , predominant 1889-1924
This fonds consists of photographs of the Tokmak railroad, the Wall estates, and the extended Wall family. Maps showing the railroad including a Russian map of the Crimea and southern Ukraine and a memoir by George Wall recounting the family's experiences in Russia and early life in Canada. A Gesangbuch (hymnal( once owned by Peter Wall is also included.
This fonds uniquely highlights the life and times of a wealthy Mennonite family involved in the transportation and farming industries and how that changed with the Russian Revolution forcing the family to emigrate.
Wall, Jacob P., 1870-1922