This is a photo of a group of eight men dressed for winter posed in front of a Ford car by the Dyck house in Schoenwiese. It includes (left to right): Mr. Perk (the repair man in light trousers); Mr. Siemens (the watchman) and his son (in the back), another Mr. Siemens and a Mr. Klassen (the chauffeur) (in front), then Peter Hermann Unruh, Arthur Slagel, and another Mr. Klassen (the tall man on the end). Slagel writes on the reverse side: "...G. G. Hiebert took this just after we returned from Halbstadt..."

This is a photo of a group of men, women and children posed in front of a freight train ready for boarding. There are steps by the opening for easier boarding. Third person from left is Heinrich Sawatzky. The 11th person standing in front of the train is Heinrich Peter Harder. This is part of the Schoennwieser Group that left Russia for Canada in 1923.

This is a photo of an immigrant family sitting in the interior of a train car. The shelving has been installed by the immigrants.Lower beds with space below for baggage. Small shelf in rear for parcels. There are four small openings in the cars and two big iron doors. 25-28 persons traveled in these cars. The family is that of Jakob Jakob Schellenberg, former teacher in Schoenwiese, Russia, but others are also on the photo. The woman on the left is Mrs. Justina Dyck (see 665:113). The boy next to Jakob Schellenberg, is Jakob Jr. (or Jack as he was later called). The woman on the right presumably is Justina Schellenberg, the wife of Jakob and mother of Jack. The little girl is possibly Justina Dyck's daughter. These immigrants were part of the 2nd train, the Schoenwieser Group.
(duplicate copy)

This photo is of the Julius J. Siemens estate. It is part of the Prominent Mennonite Buildings Calendar, 1995. (Filed with oversized photos)

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.

This photograph shows the bride seated holding a large bouquet of flowers tied with a ribbon. Her headpiece is ornate and has a lac veil attached. The groom is wearing a morning frock coat complete with white bow-tie and white gloves.. His left lapel is adorned with a small sprig of flowers and a white ribbon. The bride is Maria Dyck and the groom is Heinrich "Heinz" Janz. They look like they come from a well-to-do background.

This photo is of Anna Janzen in her wedding dress standing next to her husband John Janz who is wearing a suit. The two are standing outside in front of a fence.
Alexandrovsk is printed in the lower right corner.

An older woman, Maria Janzen (Klassen), is sitting in a cane chair in her garden surrounded by fencing. She is wearing a long, dark skirt and a dark printed blouse. On her head is a black cap. She has a kerchief around her shoulders. She was the wife of Heinrich Janzen.

This is a photograph of Heinrich Janzen. He is wearing a dark suit jacket buttoned to the top and a string tie.
Alexandrovsk is printed in bottom right corner.

This is a well dressed bridal couple. Her dress is white and ornate with a wide belt at her waist. It appears to be all lace. There is a pin or small brooch at her throat. She is wearing a veil with flowers. She appears to have fair hair. Her left hand is in the crook of his right arm. He is wearing a dark, double-breasted morning suit, white shirt and white bow tie and ribbons with flowers on his left lapel.

This photograph features 4 sisters from youngest to oldest. From right to left they are Justina, Erika, Katharina and Margaretha Dyck. They are wearing coats and tams. Tams as head-wear were popular in the twentys. Justina and Katharina's coats have fur on their collar. All girls appear to have short hair. On the reverse of the photo is a short letter dated 10 Apr 1931.

This is a photo of the treed yard, gazebo and Koop house in Schoenwiese, Russia, which served as office for the American Mennonite Relief workers. Caption in back of faded copy of picture: "Our present office, from the rear. The street is just beyond the gate at the end of the drive. It was a lovely place, and could be made nice again." [two copies)

This is a photo of a winter scene in Schoenwiese, Chortitza Colony, Russia. There is a long building in the background with some bare trees and logs of wood covered with snow in the foreground.

This photo is of the Johann Dyck family inside a train car posing for a photo. Helen writes the following description. "The Dyck family with all our "Kab und Gut." Do you see the bags on the shelf. They are filled with roasted buns."
seated in the back are unknown girl, John Dyck, Cornelius Dyck, Jake Schellenberg, Erna Dyck, Helen Dyck, Mary Dyck. Front are two adults, Johann Dyck and his wife Justina. This car was part of the 2nd train to leave Russia in 1923 - the Schoenwiese group.