This is a portrait of an unidentified man in the Alternative Service uniform in Russia. He is leaning on a fence with lush foliage in the background. This photograph can also be seen in Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, on page 133.

Taken from the film The Great Trek "A mennonite picnic".

A studio photo of a choir in Russia consisting of 20 females and 14 males of mixed ages ranging from quite young to more senior members. The men are all wearing suits and neckties.

This photo shows a yard and buildings -- possibly the barrack of a forestry camp.

This photo shows a school in one of the Mennonite settlements in Russia prior to the Revolution of 1917.

This is a photo of a Moldavian wedding couple in their traditional wedding attire.

This photograph shows a train coming around the bend in the distance. Two men are standing alongside the railroad tracks. This picture was taken by the Mennonite medical service men who worked on the trains during World War I. This photograph can also be found in the book by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia on page 82.

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.

Portrait of a young woman with her hair combed back, wearing a dark dress with a big button at her neck.

This photo shows (l-r): Johann Heidebrecht (Nikolaidorf), assistant forester Carl Prokopenko (?), Jacob Boschmann (Petershagen), Johann Janzen lying down, Franz Toews on his knees (Alexanderkrone), Gerhard Warkentin (Ebenfeld) and Starzky Dietrich Friesen. On a rabbit hunt they would also shoot ducks and other birds, besides rabbits.

This is a photo of a loaded, Russian ladder-wagon standing alongside a road. Two men and a young boy are standing in front of the two oxen that are pulling the wagon. There is a car parked behind the wagon.

This photograph shows a larger group of men in their service uniforms standing along a sheltered platform at a train stop. The men are Mennonite Medical Service workers in Russia during World War I. This photograph can also be seen in Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia on page 74.

This photo shows 20 men in the forestry service in Russia posing with their land surveying equipment. They are standing in a clearing with forest in the background. The location was close to the Black Sea. The photo includes J.J. Janzen who later lived in St. Catharines, Ontario.