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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."

Two white women, one sitting on a log, the other standing, hold long rods into the river, fishing.

A view of a white, somewhat dilapidated house, separated from the dirt road by a fence which extends into the middle ground on the right. Some bare trees grow around the house and a second house is visible on the right.

A small, two story house with a chimney on the right stands near a second house on the left and a fence on the right, as seen from the dirt road in front.

A view of a town street with buildings lining both sides. A number of horse-drawn wagons stand on the side or ride along the road. Women and men walk around the streets and sidewalks.

A black woman sits in a chair with a plate in her lap, eating. A dog sniffs for food at her feet and a second dog is tied on the left. A house stands behind her with a barrel and bucket standing on the right near a window.

A side of a hill with a stone reinforced entrance of a cave closed with a wooden door. A sign on a tree says: "NO TRESPASSING" and a small cabin nearby has a sign "SODA WATER." Some benches are near the trees and the entrance to the cave.

A view of a wooden house with a stone foundation. A black woman sits in a chair near a window looking at a dog to her left. A tree grows in front of the house and a second building is partly visible behind the house.