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A crowd of people, horses and buggies gathered around the grand stand. Some trees dot the scene and a wooden fence runs along the road in the middleground.

A person sits on top of a pile of hay-filled wagon pulled by two horses. They are at a crossroads in the middle ground turning to the right. Two trees grow in the foreground and another wagon is riding in the background.

A view of a small creek joining a river with a number of small boats resting on the shore and some larger boats in the water. A large warehouse and two large trees complete the scene with the far shore hazily visible in the background.

A cow stands in a field with a bell on her neck. A large tree rises on the left with some houses and trees visible in the background.

Fort River covered bridge surrounded by water during a flood. Bare trees spread to its left and more trees visible in the background.

A white boy, wearing a large straw hat, sitting on the edge of a porch of a country store. Seated in a home-made twig and branch arm chair is a bearded man holding an open newspaper and smoking a pipe as he looks at the boy. A number of signs are on…

Illustration of a teacher "shaking" a boy. Traced copy of previous drawings. The teacher holds the boy in one hand and a switch in the other. The teacher's hair stands up straight in the air. Publishing size is measured here "2 1/2 in" and text below…

Illustration of a teacher "shaking" a boy. Pencil on lined paper. Traced onto reverse side of previous drawing. The teacher holds the boy in one hand and a switch in the other. The teacher's hair stands up straight in the air.

Illustration of a teacher "shaking" a boy. Pencil on lined paper. The teacher holds the boy in one hand and a switch in the other. The teacher's hair stands up straight in the air. Text above the image says, "Teacher when she is mad. Shaking…

Pencil sketch design of chapter with "THE COUNTRY SCHOOL" written on top, the subtitle "WINTER" written below and a mock block of text shown by lines below.

Pencil sketch design of the title page with the title in capital letters: "THE COUNTRY SCHOOL IN NEW ENGLAND" written on top, and "Text & Illustration by CLIFTON JOHNSON" in the center with a logo of the publisher below and a box for text on the left…

Mock-up of front cover, title page, chapter headings, and text formatting. Writing in pencil. Cover illustration of graduation caps.

A classroom filled with students, both girls and boys. Most of them are reading. A boy in the last row is standing with his arm raised looking towards the front of the room. Another student looks over at the boy. A blackboard in the back of the…

An older white woman sits in profile in a rocking chair reading a newspaper. A number of photographs and pictures hang on a wall and some crockery rests on a

A view of a church standing in the middle ground with two other buildings behind it. The ground is covered with snow and a path is visible going towards the church. Some trees grow on the left and a mountain is visible in the background on the right.