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This photo shows the baptism group of the First Mennonite Church (Schoenwieser Mennoniten Gemende) of Winnipeg in the doorway of their church on Alexander Avenue in Winnipeg.
Back row of mean (left to right): Abram Schmidt, Isaak Penner, Abram Wiens, Peter Schmidt, Edward Schroeder.
Last rows of women: Elizabeth Toews, Pauline Giesbrecht, Unknown, Margaret Penner, Unknown, Maria Schmidt.
Middle row: Helen Penner, Elizabeth Penner, Melita Peters, Helena Toews, Adeline Thiessen.
Front rows: Unknown, Katharina Klassen, K. Klassen, J.P. Klassen, Justina Hildebrand Gertrude de Veer.

This photograph shows a group of women and 3 men standing on steps in front of the Zion Church, corner of Alexander Avenue and Ellen Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Schoenwieser Mennonite Church / First Mennonite Church). The women are probably all from the Eben Ezer Maedchenheim, Winnipeg. It is the Bible School Class of 1934-35.
Following persons have been identified:
Row 1: l-r, Aelt . Daniel Loewen, - Braun, with lace collar, Agnes Willms, Aelt. Johann H. Enns ;
Row 5: Liese Klassen, Maria (Mika) Klassen (Mrs. Franz Dyck);
Row 8: last row, Edward Klassen, (son of Aelt. Johann P. Klassen).
Other persons on photograph are Erna Martens (Mrs. Plenert) (1910-1972) and Margaret Derksen (1901-1983)

Mr. and Mrs. George Fast, bride was Annie Albrecht, snapshot on their wedding day on lawn/field, car in background, July 11, 1940, probably in Boissevain

A postcard size portrait,(see F-26, F-41) wearing floral dress

A postcard portrait of Manja Friesen, wearing suit and blouse with bow, dark band in short waved hair

Both are wearing dark jackets over a dress. Manja has a ribbon in her hair.

See W-4,5,23, & S-10. the sisters are sitting down, Helen a little higher than Susanna. Both are wearing dark dresses. Susanna has small buttons from the neck to bust. Helena has a white bow and large buttons. Helena is wearing glasses.

Studio Postcard portrait.( See F-25, F-26) Margareth is wearing a dark dress with a flower pinned to collar.

Jakob W. S. Falk and wife Elizabeth are sitting on chairs in front of their house. Their 10 childen (girls) are standing beside and behind them All the girls are wearing light coloured dresses. In the background is a house . Probably taken in Paraguay.

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. John Friesen. He was born Nov. 15, 1888 in Lichtfelde, Russia., the son of Martin Friesen and ? Enns. Mrs. Friesen, nee Maria Janzen b. 5 May 1893, Rosenort, Russia d. 24 June 1967. They were married 6 June 1915 . They moved to Niverville in 1924, other places in Manitoba and then 1926 back to Niverville . He was a farmer. Later they lived in Chilliwack and Clearbrook, B.C. They had a son John b. 1918 Mr. Friesen is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and a tie. Mrs. Friesen a dark dress with a large button type brooch on both sides of her bodice, and glasses

The inscription on the reverse reads "A. Vogt w[ith] friend Hamm"

A group of Mennonite men at a forestry camp in Russia.

This photo shows presumably G.G. Dueck in uniform standing in front of a blossoming apple tree (later of Springstein, Manitoba),

This photo shows a group of men with their beds, outside a forestry camp building.