A pastor (identified as Dr. Holmes) stands behind the pulpit of the First Congregational Church of Hadley. There is a large book open in front of him. A table and chair face the camera below the pulpit and sides of pews are visible on both sides.
A white man stands on a barge pumping out water from a pipe over the side of the barge. A second barge is tied next to his and other barges, some with people walking around on them, are in the middle ground and background.
A view of a brook and a little waterfall. Trees and shrubs grow on the right and on top of the waterfall. Calmer water breaks on rocks in the foreground.
A view of a number of boats resting near the shore with a marsh in the foreground. Some trees grow on the island and a wooden building is partly in frame on the right. Other islands are in the background.
A white man sitting on a tree stump on a cobbled street in front of a building with a large wooden door standing ajar, working on a scythe. A boy stands next to him with a scythe on his back looking on. Both are wearing round straw hats.
A white man stands over a table outside a wooden house, replacing a pane of glass in a window. A chair with a can of paint stands behind him and a stool stands on the opposite side of the table, near the camera.
A girl and two boys, identified as Margaret, Arthur, and Roger Johnson, pat a snowman with stones for eyes, nose, mouth, and buttons, a straw hat, and wood sticks for hands. A couple trees grow in the middleground, between a barn and a house.
A view of a lake with an island in the center where ruins of a castle can be seen. Trees cover most of the island and a mountain rises in the background.
A number of log rafts float on water near the shore. Other logs and rafts rest on the shore. A person stands on a boat and other people are making a raft in the middle ground. A bridge runs across the river .
A man stands in the doorway of a wooden house with his hands behind his back, looking up. A wooden step leads up to the house with a mat resting on it and grass growing around.
Two children sit on a horse-drawn hay rake working. A colt stands nearby watching. Trees cover the background, the Fort River Covered Bridge visible on the far right.