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A white boy feeding a pig in a sod-covered barn with a chicken coop built on top of the roof.

A girl, identified as Nettie Louise Johnson, looking at a turkey with its tail all spread out looking back at her. A chicken struts behind the turkey and a wooden fence and a bush are visible on the left.

A white man sitting in a chair with his feet crossed leaning back against the wall reading a newspaper.

A white man making a wattle hurdle while other hurdles rest in a pile to the right.

A white boy sits on a tree stump with his bare feet hanging, playing on a whistle while a second barefooted white boy stands next to him, also whistling. Some trees grow in the background.

A white woman sits on a stone outside a stone house putting on her shoes.

Two boys, identified as Roger and Arthur Johnson, standing by a tent in the woods, both holding wooden sticks.

A white child stands on a beached boat while a man is working on its side. A smaller boat is visible at the end of the pier extending away from the camera on the right and Lake Superior covers the middle ground and background.

A white man holding a wooden club in one hand and another tool in his left hand working on a wooden log.

Two women, one with her back towards the camera, the other in profile, work outside in a yard. One stirs smoking contents of a kettle suspended by a chain hanging on a long propped up by two large boulders. The other holds a pot in her left hand and…

A white woman stands by a large pot mixing it with a long ladle. A fence runs across the yard behind her with other pots and a barrel resting against it.

Two boys stand by a wood stove in the Hockanum schoolhouse as a third boy kneels in front of it putting wood inside. The boy on the left is Luther Barstow. A chair stands against the wall on the right near a window.

Hudson Maxim stands in a kitchen wearing an apron and mixing the contents of a bowl in front of him. A second man stands near him. Pots stand strewn around on the table and a kettle is visible on the stove on the far wall.

Three white men stand in a forest field with pickaxes clearing the way. Other men stand in the middle ground amongst tall trees.

Elbridge Kingsley sitting in a chair holding a palette in one hand and a brush in other painting a landscape. Papers lie loose in a suitcase on a shelf above the easel and another suitcase rests closed by the artist's feet.