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 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.
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.
The psychiatric institution "Bethany" in Alt-Kronsweide near Einlage, Chortitza (also referred to as the Bethania Mental Hospital). The tops of two buildings are partially visible behind a row of trees. Barely legible printing at the bottom of the photo identifies it as "Nervenanstalt Bethania zu Alt-Kronsweide bei Einlage". Taken from P.M. Friesen, p. 659 (818).
A black and white photo of a drawing of a farm implement, possibly from an advertisement. It is a seeding plow with a long box on top for the seed and a row of metal shovels below the box to cultivate the ground. A similar image was published in Die Mennonitische Rundschau April 29, 1925, p. 24 , which called it "Der Drillkultivator" or Drill Cultivator. (The word "Mähmaschinen"is written below the picture but may be for a picture below it which is not seen.) For sale possibly in Olgafeld, Gou. Taurien, or New-York, Gouv. Jekaterinosla. See "Ontario Mennonite History," October 2015 for further information.
Black and white photo of the Maria School for the Deaf in Tiege, Molotschna Colony. It shows a large, imposing brick building. Small pillars are located at regular intervals along the fence which runs along the town walkway. Three prominent arched entrances make up part of this same fence. A number of deciduous trees are located just inside the fence in the front of the building and a row of evergreens is growing on the left hand side of the picture. Taken from P.M. Friesen, p. 654 (811).
A photo of an advertisement for the A.A. Unger Motor factory in Kitchkas [Einlage, Chortitza Colony]. It appears to be from page 238 of a catalogue apparently available in either Russian or German. The address is in Russian. The photo shows a two wheeled machine with a central cylinder which contains a water cooling system. Useful for oiling other machines.
A photo shows two horses pulling a small plow (one plowshare) in a snow covered landscape. Two large hay mounds (hay stacks) are visible. One man stands in the center of the picture, another on the extreme left seems to be pushing the plow.
this photo is somewhat of a blurred photo of a main street in the village of Orloff, Molotschna Colony. It shows a very wide street with a brick fence running along the right hand side. Several people can be seen walking beside the fence. Two people, one of them a young girl (short skirt, bare legs) are standing between the elegant pillars which mark an entrance along the fence. There is a thick row of trees just inside the fence. Dark and dramatic cloud formations are visible probably due to the poor photographic quality.
