A view of a swamp with water in the center extending into the foreground and trees and shrubs growing on both sides of it. Numerous logs float in the water or are caught near the shore.
A white man walks through tall grasses holding a very long rod over his shoulder. He has a hatchet hanging on the belt behind his back. Some trees are faintly visible in the background on the right.
A young white man ties the front limbs and head of an alligator while two other young men look on. One stands on top steps of a wooden cabin leaning against the side while the other stands on the outside.
A white man rides a small cart hitched to a horse and looks at a black woman standing near a fence. A child bends towards the ground next to the woman. A fence runs along the path on the right and some houses line in behind fences.
A black man sits on a box on a porch of a wooden house. A boy stands on the grass looking at three children sitting on the ground in front of a tree. Two barrels rest against the porch and a dog sits near a door of the house.
A barefoot white boy stands on a dirt road holding a pail over his left elbow looking towards a man standing on a cart and riding towards the camera. Fields stand on both sides of the road and a row of trees and houses line the background.