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A canopy bed with its curtains tied to the bed posts. A sheets have a large flower in the middle and decorations on the edges. An end table with a bowl on it is on the right side of the bed and a chair and a dresser are on the left.

An arched canopy bed with its curtains tied to the posts and bed sheets decorated by black zig-zaging crosses. There is an end table with a water jug, bowl, and towels on the right of the bed and a chair on the left of it. A portrait of a woman hangs…

A horse ferry on a river with a paddle wheel on the right. A man stands in the back with a paddle in water. A number of horse carriages are on the ferry. Caption on bottom: "Old Horse Ferry about 1850."

A white man riding on a horse and blowing a horn. A tree and a house are in the background and some shrubbery is by the road in the foreground.

A drawing of four different plants, one with wide leaves and a root, another with narrow leaves and buds on top.

A drawing of three different plants, one with thin leaves, a second with larger round leaves, and a drawing of a ghost pipe.

Two white children, walking. The boy is holding a fishing pole and the girl is looking at him while holding a book up in her hand.

Three owls wearing top hats sit on a bare branch, all facing forward. A moon is directly behind them.

A white woman sits on a windowsill with a book in her hands. A child stands next to her pointing to the book.

A drawing of a ship, with five rowers on the top deck. A small cabin is in the bow and other people are in the stern. A sail with an image of a sun is unfurled. A ribbon on top of the sail extends to the back of the ship and almost to the water. Some…

A drawing of three shallops in silhouette, sailing next to each other. They are on water with a setting sun behind them. The shallop was used as the Johnson Bookstore logo.

A white man with a beard, hat, and apron stands over a chicken holding some feathers with his right hand. An axe is in the ground and the chicken is jumping forward, away from the man. Caption reads: "'There, by gracious! Why didn't you do what I…

A white man with a beard, hat, and apron, bends over a chicken holding it by the tail and raising an axe in his right hand. Caption, in pencil, reads: "'Just you wait' says Mr. Smith. 'I've always lived in the city until this year and I'm not used to…

A man in silhouette runs down a snow-covered hill. He has a dagger and coin purse strapped to his belt and he is holding a stick in his right hand. He wears a pointed hat with a tassel and pointy shoes. Trees are in the middle ground and the moon and…

A white boy stands on a trail holding a walking stick. He is wearing a hat, a backpack and is dressed like a scout. A circle, presumably the sun, is behind him.