Men of the Forestei/Forestry service
Part of Jacob P. Wall family fonds
This photo is of 36 young men standing in front of a large brick building posing for a photo. The front row of men has 17 individuals in it. These men worked in the forestry service (Forestei) as an alternative to military service. Front row, seventh from left is Jacob Wall.
The inscription on the reverse reads "A. Vogt w[ith] friend Hamm"
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.
Unidentified building at a forestry camp
Part of Peter J. Dyck (1878-1947) and John P. Dyck (1901-1990) family fonds
This photo shows 24 men in the phylloxera unit standing in front of their tents, set up in a clearing, with the forested hills in the background. Their task was insect and pest control in vineyards. The photo includes Gerhard Neufeld of Paulsheim, who was shot the night after his auction sale just prior to emigration to Canada in 1926, and David Heidebrecht, who later ordained as a minister in 1921 and later settled in Alberta. Both Neufeld and Heidebrecht were issued silver watches, in recognition of their service.
Three Forestry service men in Russia with bicycles
Part of Peter J. Dyck (1878-1947) and John P. Dyck (1901-1990) family fonds
This photo shows (L-R) Heinrich Hamm, Jacob Braun and Gerhard Fast, each standing beside a bicycle.
Part of Peter J. Dyck (1878-1947) and John P. Dyck (1901-1990) family fonds
This photo is a portrait of Cornelius K. Heide (b. 1876), brother of Jacob Heide, who later lived in Boissevain, Manitoba.
Part of Peter J. Dyck (1878-1947) and John P. Dyck (1901-1990) family fonds
This photo shows a group of me n posing in 3 rows, in front of a log-constructed building. Peter Neufeld (later of Boissevain, Manitoba) has been identified (with 2 ink marks); and, Jacob Heide (also, later of Boissevain) has been identified (with 1 ink mark).
Forestry service at Schwarzwald camp, Russia
Part of Peter J. Dyck (1878-1947) and John P. Dyck (1901-1990) family fonds
This photo shows how men carried and stacked logs without jack, tractors, or catepillars. (See Quiring's Als Ihr Zeit..., p. 171)
The inscription on the reverse reads "Zur Erinnerung an deine Kollegen & Mitarbeitern" (in memory of your colleague and co-worker).
This photo shows a group of about 30 posing on the side of a building and around a tree. One man is reclined on a branch of the tree, several men have white aprons as if they are the cooks, some have dark aprons as if they are black smiths, and some are dressed in uniform with shiny boots.
This photo shows two men posing at a table outside with shrubs in the background. One is reading a Russian newspaper and the one man has a pen in hand and is writing.
The inscription on the reverse reads "Mit Aekonom Abram Klassen."
This photograph shows a forestry camp in Russia. Several building can be seen. There are two men with bicycles in the background and other men standing around. Part of the trees seem to have a tinge of green. The inscription on the reverse says "Kaserne Gross-Anadol."