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Hutterite Brethren
13 July 1954
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Hutterite Brethren originally came together from areas such as Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Transylvania and Slovakia, later moving to South Dakota and parts of Canada including Saskatchewan. Today, many descendants continue to live in colonies still practising their communal living, pacifist and Anabaptist beliefs. Everett Baker would likely have been attracted to the colonies in order to experience the Hutterite's ability to live together and practice their co-operative lifestyle. Colonies in southwest Saskatchewan were often places that Mr. Baker visited and photographed.
Bench Colony - working the spinning wheel
July 13, 1954
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Spinning at the Bench Colony
13 July 1954
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Bench Colony - spinning
July 13, 1954
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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J. H. Wesson
8 August 1957
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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J. H. Wesson with two Hutterites, Wipf and Wurtz
August 8, 1957
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Hutterite Children
3 August 1957
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Bench Colony Hutterite children.
August 3, 1957
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Hutterite Children
3 August 1957
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Bench Colony Hutterite children.
August 3, 1957
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Bench Colony Hand Crafts
8 August 1957
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Bench Colony hand crafts
August 8, 1957
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Weaving
8 August 1957
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Bench Hutterite Colony - weaving
August 8, 1957
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada