In this Mennonite Pioneer Mission photo, a “cat train,” powered by a caterpillar tractor, travels along an ice road, hauling supplies to northern Manitoba communities in the 1950s. Ice roads provide an economical way to transport goods to communities not connected to the all-weather road system.
For more historical photos in the Mennonite Archival Image Database, see archives.mhsc.ca.
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Needlework from the Middle East
Bethlehem Bible College
Chapel at Canadian Mennonite Bible College
CMC Mennonite Pioneer Mission photo collection / Mennonite Heritage Archives
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