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A black boy sitting in a boat and drinking out of a hat. Trees line the shore on both sides of the river. Caption reads: "Way down on the Suwannee River. This is the stream which inspired that wonderfully popular song 'The Old Folks at Home.'"

Business sign in front of Watroba's Market in North Amherst.

Two women hold the hands of a girl (identified as Margaret Rutter, Nancy and Anna Johnson), walking on a path by a river. Trees grow on the edge of the river as well as further down the path. Mills visible across the river.

Two men sitting atop a horse-drawn carriage wait while their horse drinks from the watering trough. A large tree grows behind them with a barn and a stone wall in the background.

A black woman stands on a porch of a house holding a bucket on the railings and watering plants with a ladle. The box of plants rests on top of a wooden barrel and a boy leaning against a column of the porch looks on. Caption: "This house is on Bull…

A man standing by a horse, patting it on the side, while it drinks water from a trough. A side of a wooden building is visible on the right with tall trees growing behind. The ground is covered in snow.

A boy sits on a horse standing in a pool of water, drinking. Some stones lie on the bank of the pool and trees grow by them. More trees visible in the background and up a hill on the left.

A white man stands on rocks over a river with a waterfalls in the background and trees growing on the far shore and in the background.

A water mill with its water wheel partly obscured by the stone wall supporting it and the building behind. Some trees grow around, partly obscuring the view.

Pen and ink illustration of a woman holding a bucket in each hand walking toward the foreground with a tall bush behind her in the background.

A black girl stands on a dirt road holding a bucket on her head. Wooden fences line the path on both sides with a building standing in the background surrounded by some trees. Caption reads: "A girl in a Negro settlement carrying home a pail of water…

A white woman walks up a dirt road holding a pail in her hand. A small hill is on the right with a small fence and trees growing on it. A house is on top of the hill.

Two barefoot white girls stand holding a pail between them and looking at the camera. A path extends into the middle ground with a number of bare trees dotting the landscape.

A white man bends over the side of a creek filling a pail with water. A wooden foot bridge is in the middle ground with a small water wheel behind it. Some buildings stand near the water and trees fill out the background.

A black woman stands in a field holding a hoe and taking a mug from a black boy holding a pail next to her.