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A white man sits on a log by the edge of water with a boat moored on the water in front of him and covered in a tent. A chimney sticks out of the front of the boat. Piles of lumber rest on the ground along the shore.

A black woman sits on a porch of a wooden house with a child in her lap. A second woman stands nearby looking towards the baby. A black boy sits on the stairs of the house looking away from the camera at the woman and the baby. The house stands on a…

A black woman stands holding a long rod stirring a pot resting on the ground. She is looking at a man sitting in a chair near her and looking on. He is leaning against a corner of a wooden building with a second building on the left in the…

A black woman sits on the edge of a porch of a house boat with her legs dangling over the side. A young black boy is lying on the porch with his head on his hands looking into the water. Some clothes are drying on a line above them. A fence runs…

A flooded area with a two story house in the middle ground flanked by tall trees by either side. Other houses and buildings are on the left in the background.

A white woman stands on the deck of a houseboat with a rug in front of her and a dog sitting pretty on a chair and looking at the woman's outstretched hand holding a treat. A second woman stands in the door of the house boat holding a baby in her…

A white woman stands on a houseboat holding a baby in her hands. Nearby, a dog is lying on the deck. A plank connects the houseboat to the shore. A second houseboat is partly visible on the right.

A black man stands on the edge of water looking at a dugout canoe tied to a tree floating in the water. There is a houseboat behind it and a second one is moored in the middle ground. A steamer is moored in the background.

A white man stands on the edge of water looking at a man sitting in a dugout canoe holding an oar and facing the first man. A boat rests on the left and a wooden house with a brick chimney is in the middle ground.

A paddle steamer moored at the edge of water with a plank connecting it to the land. Two men are walking on the plank. A group of people stands on the levee looking at the steamer and some trees grow on the right and left in the background.

A black man stands on a plank holding a large saw cutting wood on water. He is surrounded by driftwood and there is a boat moored nearby. A houseboat can be seen in the middle ground on the left.

A white man stands holding a horseshoe over his head in his right hand and holding a second horseshoe in his left hand. A second man stands next to him and two other men stand near where he is throwing. A horse stands in the middle ground and some…

Two white women sit on rocking chairs on a porch, one knitting and one sewing. A third white woman stands in the door holding her hands on the backrest of one of the other women. The caption describes the area as "Mark Twain country."

Two white women, one sitting on a log, the other standing, hold long rods into the river, fishing.

A view of a white, somewhat dilapidated house, separated from the dirt road by a fence which extends into the middle ground on the right. Some bare trees grow around the house and a second house is visible on the right.