John Burroughs stands on a dirt trail holding a basket and thermos. Caption on reverse reads "On the way to Slabsides to spend the night. The gloom in the background is an evergreen thicket."
Two cows heading up a herd going down a road to a pasture. An open field on the left and treed hillside on the right. A stone wall with a wood and wire fence divides the road from the field.
A white man sits on top of a wagon loaded with lumber handling the reins to two horses pulling the wagon. A dirt road extends into the side with a house visible in the background.
A man stands on the edge of a stream holding a paddle and resting his left foot on the side of a canoe. Trees grow on the shore on his right and across the water in the middleground.
A seafarer's home with a man at the front door and a flower garden across the street. A lookout is built on the roof in front of a chimney. A staircase is visible on either side of the entrance.
Stairs lead up towards a white, stuccoed block house on top of a hill. Two white women walk along a walkway near the blockhouse. A white fence extends on both sides of the building.
A large butte in the middle ground with a river flowing in front of it. Two men work on land in the foreground. Caption: "The boy is helping his father get the land ready for planting."
A white woman, identified as Sister Sarah Collins, sitting on a chair, dressed in a long black dress wearing glasses, working on a rug while another rug rests on the floor at her feet.