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A black woman bends over a wooden tub resting on a bench near some bare trees. Other bugs of various sizes are arranged on two benches in an L shape. Two kettles are on the ground in the foreground and some linen rest on the ground.

A black man stands near a wooden well with a sack over his back and pulling on a rope lowered into the well. Some trees grow in the background.

A white man sits on a small wagon hitched to a horse. A second man rides on a mule next to him. Some wooden houses are visible in the background.

A black woman stands on a dirt road looking at a man standing on a two-wheel cart pulled by an ox. Tall grasses grow on the other side of the road and a roof of a building is on the far right. Trees fill out the background.

A black boy and a white boy walk on a dirt road, crossing a stream on a wooden bridge with one pointing down. A large oak tree, draped in moss is on the left with other trees around.

A young woman and a bare-footed girl walk on a wooden pathway surrounded by trees and shrubs. Caption reads: "the sisters have been to the post office, and now they are returning through the forest."

A black man, woman, and a white boy hold a log on their shoulders with one large sack hanging off it and a second one rests on the ground. Other people stand around looking on the scene. A fence runs across the middle ground and trees grow in the…

A group of black man sit on top of bags packed on a wagon pulled by two mules while a man rides a horse in the middle ground.

A black boy wearing an apron sweeps a large porch of a house. There is a chair and a rocking chair next to him. Two windows are on the side of the house, one with open and one with closed shutters.

A group of black women, some holding bags over their shoulders, walk down a dirt road towards the camera. Some trees grow in the background.

A black woman stands behind a two-wheel cart, holding a bowl and possibly a cabbage in her hands. A man faces her on the other side of the cart holding a package in his hand. Two men stand nearby, watching, one standing in the doorway of a white…

A black woman bends over a bag of cotton, tying it while a girl stands over her looking down. Cotton grows all around them in the field and the background is filled by trees.

A black woman and boy work in a field next to a scarecrow. A wooden house and shed are in the background with a wooden fence in front of it and trees growing behind it. Caption reads: "the boy and his sister dig peanuts while the scarecrow looks on.…

A black woman holding a bowl and looking at the camera stands next to a two-wheel cart. There is a wooden fence on the right, a field behind her and trees in the background.

A black man sits on a chair on a porch of a house looking down at a boy sitting on the porch, leaning against a column, and holding a newspaper.