This photo is of the river boat, S.S. International docking at the Forks in Winnipeg, bringing the first boat load of Mennonites to Manitoba. On the upper deck, far right is David Klassen and his wife Aganetha Klassen (nee Aganetha Brandt).
2 photos of Canadian & Japanese youth, at departure? of Bridgebuilderstour group, the 6th one in NA, sponsored by MCC & the Tokyo English Center. Chiyo Sakakibara is in both photos, Gan in one. Tour bus in bkgd. of one photo.
3 photos of Canadians & Japanese outside the MCC building in Wpg. At departure? of the Bridge building tour group. See art. in CM 18-31-1 & 18-32-3. (Note colorful dress & white handbag of Mennonite woman in one photo.)
A formal photograph of the famous Obernkirchen choir that was performing at the Winnipeg Auditorium. The choir is made up of orphan children and is directed by Edith Moeller. Used in CM 18-47-8.
Negative also. A hospital patient in one of the municipal hospitals, Wpg., washes herself at a sink. This phto was with the ones for the Wpg. MCC VS unit.
Negative also. A large flowerl arrangement ( gladiolas & chrsanthymums) for the official opening of Sunset House in Wpg. is at left. A woman in black winter coat bends over to read the card. Another woman is with her.
A number of people look at the book display at the Inter- Mennonite SS convention. To the right of center may be Henry Dick, manager of the Christian Press Bookstore & recipient of an award. See 1994-14.772 & 773.
Negative for photo & 2 additional ones. Photo used in CM 4-33-6. A session of the GCMC 34th conf. held in the Young United Church, Wpg. Man. I.I. Friesen speaking with other board members seated behind him? Also, 4 men at tables on the stage writing. A large 23 foot mural depicting the theme of the conf. "Receive Power …Be Witnesses" prepared by Robert Regier to depict the world wide program of thechurch is in the center of the photo. (The neg. also shows a flag at the right). One additional neg. shows the mural closer up & no people. Third neg. shows a simpler form of the mural with the theme beside a world map in a smaller auditorium.