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A woman gathers branches near a stack for firewood. Thin trees grow nearby and chimneys and gables of houses rise in the background.

Two girls and a boy, identified as Margaret, Oscar and Katherine Johnson, outside in a yard. The older girl kneels and looks at the younger girl sitting in a wagon and holding a doll. The boy stands behind them leaning against a wall of a barn…

A man and a boy, identified as Roger and Charlie Johnson, on a trail surrounded by bare trees. Charlie is on all-fours digging in the ground on a hill under a tree.

This photograph shows the front entranceway of the Jones Library. The back of the library (prior to the 1993 renovation) is visible through the archway.

From the Deep Woods to Civilization is an autobiographical account of Charles A. Eastman's first experiences in the newly colonized white America. Published in 1916.

Image of a stuffed bird (belted kingfisher) perched on a branch at the Springfield Natural History Museum.

A man and a woman identified as Anna and Roger Johnson) sit on a log next to a large tree with smaller trees growing in front of them. They are facing away from the camera and looking downhill towards a church and other town buildings visible in the…

A series of five caricatures drawn vertically, all with names and four with one word descriptors. From the top: The Owl (Jake?) shows a grinning face with pointy ears, round belly, and two legs, possibly skipping. The Irishman (Patrick) shows a man…

A view of a brook with a little waterfall caused by rocks in the middle ground. Trees grow thickly on either shore with steep rocks forming cliffs on either side.

A boy (identified as Arthur Johnson) stands on the edge of a pond in a park. Other people can be seen walking around and sitting on benches around the pond. Trees grow around on the grass.

A white man crouches in front of a young cow, feeding it in front of a wooden, open shed with a thatched roof. Some horses stand inside the shed.

Two white women sitting at a kitchen table, one holding a glass in her hand. Teapots line a shelf on top of a shelf with other kitchen vessels and implements hanging and sitting around.

A girl, identified as Margaret Johnson, holding an ear of corn, looking at an approaching rooster. A line of bare trees can be seen in the middleground and a house in the background is identified as the family homestead.

Group portrait of members of the Amherst Boys Club with the clubhouse in the background. Written on back: "A portion of the Friday p.m. Boys Club. We have a membership of 45 boys representing all churches - Protestant, Catholic, Jewish."

Landscape scene of river and foliage. Note on back: "Fort River - Freshman - Mill Valley"