Here’s a photograph in which the individuals are identified: Jack Chernoff and Nick Laktin. (I assume that Jack is on the left, while Nick stands on the right.) The handwriting is that of my father-in-law Bill, in whose collection I found this photo. Despite their names, my husband doesn’t know who they are or how they might be connected to his father’s or his mother’s family. (Since Bill wrote the names on the back of the photo, he must have known Jack and Nick.) The men pose in front of what appears to be a wood cabin, possibly at a camp or by a lake. I estimate that the photo was taken in the 1940s or 1950s, in Canada, likely in Saskatchewan or British Columbia.
Two unidentified men pose for this postcard photo. They are unknown to my husband. The text on the back appears to be Cyrillic letters. It could be the handwriting of an adult, or could it be that of a child practising writing with a green crayon? Like the other photos on this blog, this postcard photograph was in my father-in-law's collection. These men dressed in suits are presumably Doukhobors, photographed in Canada in or after 1899.
This photo features a group of six people, whose names are identified on the back of the picture. However, the names aren’t familiar to my husband, and he doesn’t believe any of them are related to him. It was probably taken in the 1930s in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.
The deceased individual in this photo is identified, but my husband does not know if the person is related to his family.
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Someone wrote on the back of the picture: Alexandra Horkoff’s Funeral, but it’s possible that Alexandra’s name and gender are incorrect, and that it's actually Alexander.
The Doukhobor woman in this photo is identified, but I don’t know if she is related to my husband’s family.
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Someone wrote on the front of the picture: Do[u]k Spinning Wheel.
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The handwriting on the back of the picture might be that of my father-in-law William (Bill) Demoskoff. On the left-hand side is: M Demoskoff / Kamsack, while on the right-hand side is: Mr[s] Mike Tericho[w] / (Annie Relbin Rebalkin).
Three unidentified men pose for this postcard photo. It looks like something is written in Russian script on the back, but it doesn’t appear to be their names. Since the photo was in my father-in-law's collection, the men are presumably Doukhobors, photographed in Canada in or after 1899.
