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A house and barn in Hockanum surrounded by flood waters. Some bare trees surround the buildings. The ferry landing road went down the right side of the house to the landing. The house had a central hall on the first floor with a fireplace in the…

A white man in a boat rows along a canal. A bridge crosses the canal on the right with some buildings on the other shore. One has a sign reading "BLOOKER CACAO tfijnste Merk" and another reading "E.J. de BRUYN COIFFEUR."

Two man row in a boat on the flooded land next to the Hockanum schoolhouse and its outhouse. Trees sprinkled throughout and Mt. Tom visible in the background.

A white man stands on a plank that connects a platform with a small shed on it to land. An American flag, and a rope spool are on the roof. Some boats are near the building. Trees grow on the opposite shore and on the mountain in the background on…

A bearded white man stands on a boat rowing towards the camera. Trees line both shores of the river and a wooden building is visible in the center in the background.

A view of a top of a bookshelf with a number of toys, including a cow hitched to a wagon, a small cat, and a chick wearing a hat, and a mug. Books are partially visible below and a frame of an image is partly visible above on the wall.

A white boy and girl, both wearing hats, kneel by the ground in a garden. The boy is working on the garden while the girl stands next to him looking on.

A white boy wearing a straw hat squats down looking at a tortoise walking on the ground. The boy is reaching out a straw or blade of grass towards the tortoise. Trees and bushes fill out the background.

A boy walking away from the camera by a stream in a field. A plank of wood is set across to serve as a bridge in the foreground and two barns stand further away. One smaller wooden building is falling apart.

Three black boys stand on a dirt road near a wooden fence. All of them are looking at a rifle one of them is holding. A group of five dogs stand around them. A woman stands by the house in the background looking at them. Caption: "A boy hunter and…

A white boy opening the door of a well crafted log corn crib. To the rear is a split rail fence with a gate. Caption reads: "The boy is opening the door of a log corn crib. DO you know how to pronounce the name of the State the boy lives in?"

A white boy, possibly Ernest Russell stands by a wheelbarrow picking it up while a dog stands inside it looking at the boy. A barn is in the middle ground.

A coal breaker plant with multiple flue-gas stacks blowing smoke. A number of support buildings are around it.

A stone two story building near a road with a man on a carriage hitched to one horse. A stone fence and hedge separate the road from the back of the inn.

Hudson Maxim stands talking to a young brick-maker who is standing near a brick-making machine.