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A number of tall stacks of planks in two lines. A white man stands on a cart on top of boards transferring them. The cart is pulled by a horse and another cart is partly visible in front of it. Two other white men sit on the wooden floor leaning…

A young white man stands on a plank moving up on a make-shift bridge over a stream, holding the shoulders of a young girl standing in front of him. The caption reads: "a rustic bridge across which the little girl is being safely guided."

A young white woman stands by an open door to a log cabin holding a small girl on her arms and smiling at the camera. A basin stands on a crate near her with a washboard leaning against the side of the house.

A young white boy stands at the edge of a river looking down deep in thought. Bare trees line the edge of the river and fill in the background.

A white man stands on top of three stair entrance to a house with the door open behind him, slicing an apple in his hands. A white girl is sitting on the steps reading a paper.

A white man sits on a tree stump in front of a fire holding a ladle in his hand and looking at the pail heating up over the fire. A second white man stands nearby resting the butt of a rifle on the ground and looking at the first man. An improvised…

A wigwam partly covered in trees stands in the center with a pot boiling over a fire pit held up by a tree branch. A framework of a second wigwam is in the background on the right and bare trees and branches are on the left.

A Native American woman holds a girl's hand as they walk towards the camera. The girl is holding a basket in her other hand and a dog stands next to her looking at the camera. A wooden cabin stands behind them with clothes drying on the left.

A white man stands by a river holding an oar in his hand and looking out. There is a canoe next to him and two sacks lay closer to the camera.

A white man stands on a pier wharf reading a paper while a second man sits on a stump holding a walking stick and looking at the first man. They are both sporting white beards. A boat is visible in the middle ground moored at the dock with buildings…

Stairs lead up towards a white, stuccoed block house on top of a hill. Two white women walk along a walkway near the blockhouse. A white fence extends on both sides of the building.

One white man stands and one crouches at the end of a small pier. A part of a boat is visible near them. Two cows wade in water on the left.

A fence extends away from the camera with a utility pole running perpendicular across the frame. Some trees grow in the middle ground. A blockhouse of Fort Mackinac stands on top of a hill on the left and a town is visible by the edge of Lake Huron…

A white man stands on a small boat holding an oar in one hand the end of which is resting on the beach. His other hand is holding on to the mast pole. A second man stands on the small pier holding a basket in his hand. A barrel stands next to him and…

A white woman and a white man walk though the stone arch gateway into Fort Mackinac. A dirt path extends away from the camera and tall wall runs above the archway.