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A black man shoveling among grasses with smoke seen on a small hill in the middle ground. Trees are visible through the haze in the background.

A view of a dirt market square with buildings on the right and in the middle ground. Utility poles run across the market and into the background. A building with a clock tower is in the middle ground. Some people walk around the scene.

A sign affixed to the trunk of a tree reading: "ASK TO SEE THOSE 75¢ SHOES 4¢ GINGHAMS 4 1/2¢ CALICO AND 5¢LAKE GEORGE SHEETING AT WILLIAMS AND JESSUP BROS."

A young black man stands in front of a wooden trough holding a pole attached to a pail. He is lowering the pole into a dug out hole. A wooden barrel is in front of the trough. Caption reads: "Dipping tar out of the earth reservoir into which it flows…

Two black men stand by a burning kiln. Smoke obscures the view of trees in the background.

A white woman stands near a door of a house holding a ladle in above a bowl resting on a table affixed to the side of the house. There is a wooden pail near her and a chair behind her.

A young black man stands among tall grass and trees holding a rifle in his hand and looking down at the ground. A second man is behind him looking at a g walking next to him.

A white woman stands by a back door of a house covered with white siding, covering her eyes and looking towards a man holding a pail and walking towards the house. Two horses hitched to a cart are in the middle ground and a second cart stands in…

A white woman stands in a field holding out her hand towards a young girl holding a flower. Another girl stands next to her and a third sits on the ground. A dirt road runs on their left and into the middle ground. A wooden house is on the left side…

A white boy stands near a second boy who is sitting, both whittling. A stream is visible behind them and trees grow on the left and in the background.

An older white man stands holding a pitchfork and looking at two young men facing him. A part of a house and some fencing is visible on the left and a river flows in the middle ground, downhill from where the men stand. A flat plain is visible on the…

A white man sits on a horse which is grazing in a field. He is looking at a woman facing him holding a wooden pole. A number of cows are scattered through the middle ground grazing and houses and farm buildings are in the background.

Two white girls stand smiling in the doorway of a wooden house looking at a boy sitting on the steps. Some wood and debris is scattered behind him and an open field stretches into the background.

A white man sitting and holding a pipe in his hand looks at a paper held by a second man, standing in front of him. They are surrounded by tall grasses and shrubs.

A white boy kneels in front of a wheel of a buggy, painting it with a brush. A small girl stands next to him holding a little container. A second boy stands near holding a wooden paddle. A pail stands on the ground between them. A farm building is in…