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A series of five caricatures drawn vertically, all with names and four with one word descriptors. From the top: The Owl (Jake?) shows a grinning face with pointy ears, round belly, and two legs, possibly skipping. The Irishman (Patrick) shows a man…

A man and a woman identified as Anna and Roger Johnson) sit on a log next to a large tree with smaller trees growing in front of them. They are facing away from the camera and looking downhill towards a church and other town buildings visible in the…

Image of a stuffed bird (belted kingfisher) perched on a branch at the Springfield Natural History Museum.

From the Deep Woods to Civilization is an autobiographical account of Charles A. Eastman's first experiences in the newly colonized white America. Published in 1916.

This photograph shows the front entranceway of the Jones Library. The back of the library (prior to the 1993 renovation) is visible through the archway.

A man and a boy, identified as Roger and Charlie Johnson, on a trail surrounded by bare trees. Charlie is on all-fours digging in the ground on a hill under a tree.

Two girls and a boy, identified as Margaret, Oscar and Katherine Johnson, outside in a yard. The older girl kneels and looks at the younger girl sitting in a wagon and holding a doll. The boy stands behind them leaning against a wall of a barn…

A woman gathers branches near a stack for firewood. Thin trees grow nearby and chimneys and gables of houses rise in the background.

A small Prairie Schooner style wagon drawn by two horses with a man in the driver's seat. A second man, with a dog on his side, carrying a rifle walks out in front of the horses. Hills in the foreground have scattered evergreens on them with snow…

View of a garden planted on a hill with what looks like a flagpole marking the spot.

A man and a woman work in a fenced garden both in half-profile. She is leaning over looking at a leaf while he is standing looking at her holding on to a stick.

Pen and ink illustration of a woman looking at a rose.

Two black women are working in a fenced-in garden, one is hoeing and the other appears to be weeding. Caption on back: "Suwanee River: garden work."

A black woman bending over hoeing a garden with a second woman working in the background. A wooden fence lines the garden patch on the right and some trees grow in the background.

Men working in a park (possibly Forest Park). Three men are raking while three others are tending the grass. A fountain is visible in the middle ground and trees and shrubs grow around the park.