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Black woman milling rice, Oakley, South Carolina
A black woman in Oakley, South Carolina mlls rice by pounding it with a pestle in a large wooden mortar. A man looks on from the doorway.
Black woman and child read together in Louisiana
An older black woman seated in a chair, and a child, possibly her daughter or granddaughter, read together in Louisiana.
Black man splitting wood in Virginia
A black man splitting boards for a roof in Virginia.
Black man in a cart stops to talk with two black women in Tennessee
A black man driving a cart has stopped in the road to speak with two black women.
Black man and woman with horse in a Tennessee yard
A black man grazes a horse in his yard and talks to a woman. In the background, children are sitting on the steps of the house.
Black family on their porch in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Caption on back: "A piazza scene on the picturesque outskirts of Vicksburg. The weather is warm, and that is why the baby's head is protected from the sunshine by a towel. A broken window, and the condition of the steps show plainly that the family…
Black couple clearing palmetto scrub for a garden
A black couple is hard at work clearing the ground of palmetto scrub to make way for a garden. Caption on back: "Grubbing up palmetto scrub to clear ground for a garden patch".
Black children meeting at a gate in Virginia
Caption on back: "Four neighbors, three of whom are girls, the other a barefooted boy with a big toe tied up. They live near the Great Natural Bridge that has an arch two hundred and fifteen feet high." Bridge is located south-west of…
Black children at the well
A black girl is pulling on the well rope of a tall well house while a boy waits with a pail at his feet. Caption on back: "Did you ever see a well that had as high a roof as this from which the children are getting water?"
Black children and their schoolhouse
Black students and their teacher (?) stand outside the dilapidated school. Caption on back: "Negro children and their schoolhouse. Such buildings for their race in Southern country regions are far too common."
Black cemetery in Tuskegee, Alabama
The cemetery used by the black residents of Tuskegee, Alabama. The headstones are small and there isn't much vegetation.
Black boys and their dogs in Tennessee
Caption on back: "A boy hunter and his four-legged companions. The dogs have to wait while he shows two of his boy friends just how the gun works. Did you count the dogs?"
Black boy splitting wood at a schoolhouse in Tennessee
A black boy chops wood in front of a schoolhouse in Tennessee, while two other boys and a girl look on. In the background, a woman, perhaps the teacher, is speaking with a girl.
Black boy reads to his father in South Carolina
A black boy is sitting on a porch, reading to his father, who, according to the back of the photograph, does not know how.
Bit of shore at Marblehead
A small wood-shingled building is surrounded by lobster pots and wooden barrels. A sign on the building reads "Tea Room and Gift Shop."