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Black and white postcard of Freshman River image, item SCO018.

Hand-colored postcard of Freshman River image, item SCO018. Daytime scene.

Hand-colored postcard of Freshman River image, item SCO018. Nighttime scene.

Landscape scene of river and foliage. Note on back: "Fort River - Freshman - Mill Valley"

Group portrait of members of the Amherst Boys Club with the clubhouse in the background. Written on back: "A portion of the Friday p.m. Boys Club. We have a membership of 45 boys representing all churches - Protestant, Catholic, Jewish."

A girl, identified as Margaret Johnson, holding an ear of corn, looking at an approaching rooster. A line of bare trees can be seen in the middleground and a house in the background is identified as the family homestead.

Two white women sitting at a kitchen table, one holding a glass in her hand. Teapots line a shelf on top of a shelf with other kitchen vessels and implements hanging and sitting around.

A white man crouches in front of a young cow, feeding it in front of a wooden, open shed with a thatched roof. Some horses stand inside the shed.

A boy (identified as Arthur Johnson) stands on the edge of a pond in a park. Other people can be seen walking around and sitting on benches around the pond. Trees grow around on the grass.

A view of a brook with a little waterfall caused by rocks in the middle ground. Trees grow thickly on either shore with steep rocks forming cliffs on either side.

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.