This photo is of the Sperling Music Group performing in Manitoba. The men are playing a mandolin, guitar, violin, and harmonica. (recent immigrants from Russia?)
H.H. Willms mill, in Halbstadt, Molotschna. At seven stories was the tallest mill constructed by Mennonites in Russia. Run by a large steam-powered engine located in a separate powerhouse. Was severely damaged by fire in 1943, with only the walls surviving. Was repaired and is now used to produce condensed and powdered milk. See Rudy Friesen, "Building on the Past," page 290.
A picture of a farm implement in South Russia. The machine has three sets of large disks on 3 axles held together on one frame. A seat and hitch are included.
This photo is of a the Wilhelm Neufeld estate in Fuerstenau. It is part of the Prominent Mennonite Buildings Calendar, 1995.(Filed with oversized photos)
This photo was reproduced from a publication and has the caption "Krankenhaus in Ohrloff". The Ohrloff Hospital was a 50-bed facility built 1908-1910, funded by the heirs of the estate of H.H. Reimer, the family that owned the Juschanlee estate. This photo shows the front of the imposing building with a broad walk down the center of the picture. There are bushes and a few trees growing along both sides of the walk.
A photo of the retirement home in Rückenau, Molotschna. It shows a large brick house built close to the street. A picket fence runs the length of the building. Some vines are growing on the side of the house and a tree hides part of the building's right hand corner. More trees can be seen behind the house. A small group of what appear to be elderly people are seated in an opening of the fence. The phrase "Altenheim in Rückenau is printed at the bottom of the picture. Taken from P.M. Friesen, p. 662.
This photo is of the Schoenwiese Mennonite Church building. It is part of the Prominent Mennonite Buildings Calendar, 1995. (Filed with over sized photos). In 1995 the location would have been located in Zaporozhye.
A photo of an old fashioned plow. This two bottom plow has two wheels, a depth gauge, a hitch on one end and a handle on the other. Taken from P.M. Friesen, The Mennonite Brotherhood in Russia (1789-1910), English translation, p. 877.
A photo of a typical Mennonite street village that includes a broad street with trees and houses on either side/ A stone fence with breaks, possibly for gates runs along each side of the street Thick stands of trees are seen behind the fences.
