RBCM Archives

The burned remains of the Shoreacres Community home.

C-01681
Item
1947

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Road building east of Verigin, Saskatchewan.

C-01693
Item
1930

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Community workers on No. 5 Highway from Wadina to Kuroki, Saskatchewan.

C-01692
Item
1920

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Wasilenkoff family, village of Pakrowka [Pakrovka or Henrietta], southwest of Langham, Saskatchewan.

C-01621
Item
[ca. 1903]

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Identified from left to right : Fenya, Tena, Lusha (and child Annie), Mike Wasilenkoff, Nick, Annie (mother of Tena, Mike and Nick), Metro (husband of Annie) and Anoota (mother of Metro)

Unidentified group.

C-01508
Item

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Ooteshenie Community home, Youth Festival in progress.

C-01587
Item
1949

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Early pioneer home near Verigin, Saskatchewan.

C-01711
Item

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Doukhobor-owned flour mill and elevator at Verigin, Saskatchewan.

F-03947
Item
[ca. 1918]

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

The mill was owned by the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood Limited (the Community Doukhobors), with headquarters in Verigin, Saskatchewan and Brilliant, BC. This structure was built in 1907 and destroyed by arson on June 6, 1931.

Construction of Community home.

C-01445
Item

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

This is not Doukhobor and identification is uncertain.

Hardware department at Verigin, Saskatchewan.

C-01689
Item
1910

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Community brick yard, Grand Forks, B.C.

C-01772
Item
1930

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Pennsylvania Quakers visit Doukhobors in Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan

C-01604
Item
ca. 1932-1933

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

In the centre is Peter G. Makaroff with special guests Paddmore Elkinton and his son, both Quakers from Pennsylvania. Passmore Elkinton is the grandson of Joseph Elkinton who was instrumental in meeting the first shipload of Doukhobors to Canada in 1899.

Interior of Doukhobor home on the Canadian Prairies

E-07300
Item
[ca. 1900]

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Doukhobor Young Peoples Movement, Buchanan, Saskatchewan

C-01609
Item
[ca. 1925]

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Community Doukhobor women picking fruit in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia

E-02695
Item
1918

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Back row from left to right: Anastasia Samorodin; Varvara Vlasov; Tatyana L. Gritchin; Anastasia Popoff (daughter of Peter K. Fofonoff); Elizabeth N. Perepelkin (daughter of Larry Fofonoff); the next two are owners of the orchard; Anna Samsonoff (nee Suttotina); Simeon Salikin; Pelageya Fateevna Tomilin (daughter of Michael I. Subkov); Anastasia Pictin (daughter of Peter Planidin); Irina Fed. Maslova (daughter of Wasili M Maloff and maria Postnikoff (daughter of F.M. Evdokimov).
Centre row from left to right: Pelageya M. Sotnikov (daughter of Andrew Chernoff) Tatyana V. Argatova (daughter of V.V. Kootnikov); Agafiya Gr. Malahkova (daughter of Michael P. Chernoff); Anna E. Planidin (daughter of I.V. Soloveoff ; Nasia Mahortoff (daughter of Andrew Bloodoff) and Varnara N. Popoff (daughter of A.N. Voykin).
First row from left to right: Agafiya Wasilenkoff (daughter of Ignat Antefaev); Pelegaya Chernenkoff (daughter of Michael Koftinoff); Anna Dm. Shlahoff (daughter of Steven Zhevotkoff); Anastasia T. Savenkoff (daughter of Ivan I. Novokshonoff); unidentified; Varvara S. Obedkoff (daughter of Ivan Strelioff) and Agafiya M. Sotnikoff (daughter of Gr. Ivin).

First shipload of Doukhobors arrive in Canada

C-01363
Item
23 Jan 1899

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

"Sons of Freedom" in prison

C-01906
Item
1932

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Beleived to be Okalla Prison in New Westminster, B.C.

Small group of Doukhobors posing on S.S. Superiorion the St. Lawrence River, Quebec.

E-07192
Item
May 1899

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Another small group of Doukhobors posing on S.S. Superior in the St. Lawrence River, Quebec.

E-07193
Item
May 1899

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Four men near Arran, Saskatchewan.

F-03941
Item
1911

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Identified from left to right : John Yakovitch Evashen ; John Grigorvitch Evin ; Harry Elivitch Konkin and Alex Feodorovitch Vishloff.

Preparing to bake bread for the "Pion-Era" celebrations in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

C-01620
Item
1957

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

Identified from left to right : Mrs. Alvin Meakin, Koozma J. Tarasoff, Pete S. Popoff and Mrs. Pete Popoff.

Independent Doukhobor Society, chairman and secretary.

C-01597
Item
ca. 1916-1917

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

From left to right : Petrooona Varabioff (first Society President), Nick Morozoff (first Secretary). Taken at a convention in Saskatoon Saskatchewan.

"Iskra" publication office, Brilliant, B.C.

C-01590
Item
1950

Part of Doukhobor history photograph collection

From left to right: Eli A. Popoff and Walter Lebedoff. "Iskra" was a Doukhabor publication in Russian. It was first published in February 17, 1943 with Wlater Lebedoff as its first editor. On February 17, 1950, Eli A. Popoff took over as editor and the paper was tranferred to Grand Forks, B.C. because the Brilliant office burned down.