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- [1925] (Creation)
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1 photograph: b&w;11x6 cm
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Helen was born in Hoffnungsfeld, Manitoba (near Winkler, MB) and attended the Winkler Mennonite Brethren Church. She graduated from the Mennonite Collegiate Institute (MCI) in Gretna, Manitoba in 1915 and spent 1 year at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. In December 1919 she was ordained in the Winkler Mennonite Brethren Church and in June 1920 left her first term in India. She returned to Canada in 1927, and left for India in 1929 for her second term. She continued working in India until 1957, her fourth term. She died in Winkler, Manitoba.
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This photo is of women carrying jugs of water. They are on a steep slope. They are dressed in period dress, carrying the water jugs on their heads. Some are barefoot. [The woman in the front is wearing a dark dress and has bracelets on her arm signifying that she is married. The three women behind her are wearing white dresses and no bracelets. No bracelets means they are not married and the white dresses signify that they are widowed. The woman back row far right is married (she has bracelets and darker dress).]
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Information about the significance of the white dresses and bracelets provided by Rev. Yennamalla Jayaker in conversation with CDS (CMBS) June 16, 2016.
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NP018-02-055_carrying_water_1925.jpg
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