On front: “St. Mary’s Academy, Winnipeg, Man.” On back: “…July 12, 1916 Two letters ??? ??? ???. It was ??? ???. How are you all? Very warm here. Love to all. ?.B.P."

July 12, 1916. Winnipeg, Manitoba.

"Interior of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Winnipeg, Man." Colour retouched photo postcard.

Metropolitan Andrey Sheptycky on his cross-Canada tour in 1921, is seated second from the right, with Bishop Nicetas Budka centre left.

September 29, 1921, Sifton, Manitoba.

Black and white photo postcard of seven clergy seated in a field, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 1921. Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytskyj is seated in the centre of the photo and Bishop Nykyta Budka seated third from the right.

Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytskyj has a hand on his cane, perhaps about to stand up, while Bishop Nykyta Budka sits next to him, Dauphin, Manitoba, 1921. Four men in suits stand near them.

Metropolitan Andrij Sheptytckyj (Andrei Sheptytskyj) with Reverend Lev Sembrayovych in Winnipeg, Manitoba, during the Metropolitan's second visit to Canada. The back of the card bears identification written in pencil.

Mountain Road Church. Father Ruh stands in the centre of the photo, second from the left, on the wooden floor of the cruciform St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church. Mike Sawchuk stands to the right of Father Ruh. The construction of his village church was Mike’s apprenticeship with Father Ruh.

Mountain Road, Manitoba.

The parish of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, gathered around and on top of their church in the early stages in construction, with the old church to the right.

Mountain Road, Manitoba.

Father Ruh standing above and to the left of the group, with Mike Sawchuk standing at the far right, as the walls of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church begin to take shape. The wooden structure was completed within eleven months, between 1924 and 1925.

Mountain Road, Manitoba.

Father Ruh, in cassock, lower right, supervises construction of the all-wooden St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, which was completed within eleven months between 1924 and 1925.

Mountain Road, Manitoba.