This photo was taken at a Bible teachers conference in Saskatoon in 1941. Back row (left-right): G. D. Pries; Henry G. Dueck (Sardis, BC); J. H. Quiring; G. D. Huebert; J. A. Toews; Gerhard G. Thielmann, Benjamin W. Sawatsky; front row: George Sukkau; Henry Regehr?, C.C. Peters, A.H. Unruh; John Goertz (Dalmeny); G.W. Peters.
Three young boys are feeding the penned up Mule Deer at the Mennonite Youth Farm. Several more buildings on this property were used as dormitories and invalid houses.
Large group of men in uniform. Jacob Peter Krahn from Rosental is second from right in the back row. He is the father to Peter J. Krahn and grandfather to Melita Penner. The Russian word at the bottom left of photo is M. D. Elman (name of the photographer). The Russian word at bottom right is VOZNESENSK, the name of a Russian town most likely where the photographer lived. The stamp in blue on photo reverse is the photographer's mark. It gives name and town and the top word is Photographer.
Women residents of the Mennonite Girls Home. Row #1 (back): 6th from left Helena Bernhard Pauls (Mrs. John Heese). Row #2: 1st Helena Jacob Epp (Mrs. Peter L. Siemens), 3rd Tina Thiessen (Mrs. Nick Schmidt). Row #3: 1st Liese Thiessen (Mrs. Harder), 5th Anna Klassen (Mrs. Jacob G. Warkentin) Row #4: 4th & 5th House Parents Katharina (Kornelsen) Thiessen and Rev. Jacob J. Thiessen. On floor: 2nd Katharina Koop (Mrs. John Hildebrandt)
