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Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg Mennonite Central Committee (Akron, Pennsylvania)
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India - food-for-work project

This photo is of workers moving earth by carrying it in baskets on their heads. It is an example of an MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) food-for-work project in India. MCC food-for-work projects in India often involve moving earth to construct roads, water reservoirs, wells, or to reclaim land.

Sawatzky, Benjamin J., 1922-2003

Intercollegiate Peace Conference

This photo is of a session of the Intercollegiate Peace Conference which was held in the lodge of the Laurelville Mennonite Church, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Smith Griswold, former Pollution Control Officer for the Los Angeles County, was the keynote speaker.

Buller, Burton, 1946-

Janet Landis and LLoyd J. Fisher, MEDA staff, in Akron, PA

This photo is of Janet Landis and Lloyd Fisher in an office. Mr. Fisher is sitting behind a desk looking at some papers and Miss Landis is standing beside the desk.
The description on the back says, "Miss Janet Landis, Secretary, and Lloyd J. Fisher, Executive Director of Akron, PA, staff persons for MEDA. Miss Landis and Mr. Fisher keep in touch with twenty MEDA project administrators in twenty countries around the world and prepare and send the reports to the MEDA members in Canada and USA."

Swartzendruber, Fred

Japanese Zither

This photo is of a Japanese woman playing a zither. The woman is seated on a low stool and the zither is placed on a slightly raised platform in front of her. The photo is taken outdoors in front of a brick wall. The description on the back says, "A member of the fourth Project Bridgebuilding group from Japan demonstrates her skill on the koto, a long Japanese zither with silk strings. The group toured the United States from July 2 - Aug. 26, 1968."

Buller, Burton, 1946-

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