Banaters-spending their first night under the Baragan-Steppe.  No water, no civilization in sight. Their first house in Baragan-Steppe, a hut built for the baby.

Banater-Schwaben-in the process of building their home in the Baragan-Steppe. Here we see making bricks from sod. In he background is their hut built from straw.

Banater-Schwaben-in Baragan building a house. Even back home in Banat, whenever a big project was scheduled, the Schwaben always worked as a team. Here we see a sod house being built by tamping the sod. Even the women assisted by carrying the sod, in their dresses.

In a hot summer in June, 1951-This Schwaben group from Banat are in the process building one the relative's house. Forms are build from wood, then dirt carried from close by. Straw is mixed with dirt then tamped by hand.

Water is essential for survival -without water people would die also water is needed for building sod houses. After a well was dug, a tri-pot was built over the well, in order to pull the water up. In the back ground, the walls of a house are standing up, built by Schwaben.

Here we see bricks built with sod. Wooden rectangles built, the filled with sod. Sod is made from dirt, straw and water. The forms filled sod for a few days, then taken out of forms laid in the sun for another few days to dry.

This gentleman from Billed is taking a rest after building his hut from furniture blankets and straw. He was hoping that no wind will come and destroy his hut. He claims, this is different than sitting in front of your own house in Billed. 

Lady from Neubeschenowa, planting a garden beside their hut in Baragan.

This Lenauheim group worked together to built their houses. Even little children assisted.

Furniture was placed in a rectangle position, then covered with plackets and other larger material to build their huts.

Viewing these accommodations, it is hard to believe, that they belong to Donauschwaben from Banat.