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A black woman sits outside holding a bowl in her hand looking at a girl sitting on a rock near her who is looking at her hands in her lap, likely eating as well. A part of a wooden house is visible behind them on the left.

A black woman holding a child's hand stands on a dirt road looking at a black man sitting on a mule with a second mule standing next to them. A fence runs along the road behind them.

A white man sits on a log by the edge of water with a boat moored on the water in front of him and covered in a tent. A chimney sticks out of the front of the boat. Piles of lumber rest on the ground along the shore.

A black woman sits on a porch of a wooden house with a child in her lap. A second woman stands nearby looking towards the baby. A black boy sits on the stairs of the house looking away from the camera at the woman and the baby. The house stands on a…

A black woman stands holding a long rod stirring a pot resting on the ground. She is looking at a man sitting in a chair near her and looking on. He is leaning against a corner of a wooden building with a second building on the left in the…

A black woman sits on the edge of a porch of a house boat with her legs dangling over the side. A young black boy is lying on the porch with his head on his hands looking into the water. Some clothes are drying on a line above them. A fence runs…

A flooded area with a two story house in the middle ground flanked by tall trees by either side. Other houses and buildings are on the left in the background.

A white woman stands on the deck of a houseboat with a rug in front of her and a dog sitting pretty on a chair and looking at the woman's outstretched hand holding a treat. A second woman stands in the door of the house boat holding a baby in her…

A white woman stands on a houseboat holding a baby in her hands. Nearby, a dog is lying on the deck. A plank connects the houseboat to the shore. A second houseboat is partly visible on the right.

A black man stands on the edge of water looking at a dugout canoe tied to a tree floating in the water. There is a houseboat behind it and a second one is moored in the middle ground. A steamer is moored in the background.

A white man stands on the edge of water looking at a man sitting in a dugout canoe holding an oar and facing the first man. A boat rests on the left and a wooden house with a brick chimney is in the middle ground.

A paddle steamer moored at the edge of water with a plank connecting it to the land. Two men are walking on the plank. A group of people stands on the levee looking at the steamer and some trees grow on the right and left in the background.

A black man stands on a plank holding a large saw cutting wood on water. He is surrounded by driftwood and there is a boat moored nearby. A houseboat can be seen in the middle ground on the left.

A white man stands holding a horseshoe over his head in his right hand and holding a second horseshoe in his left hand. A second man stands next to him and two other men stand near where he is throwing. A horse stands in the middle ground and some…

Two white women sit on rocking chairs on a porch, one knitting and one sewing. A third white woman stands in the door holding her hands on the backrest of one of the other women. The caption describes the area as "Mark Twain country."