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Connecticut River seen from the west bank of the river, across to the tree lined east bank. Photo taken from behind trees and leaves frame the shot.

A black woman stands on a porch of a house holding a large wooden bowl in her hand. Vines grow up a wooden beam on her left and a table with a jug and a plate rest next to the door to the house behind her.

A white man wearing a straw hat stands on a barge husking corn in his hands. There is a bowl in front of him containing more corn.

A stone monument on the common with trees growing around it and houses facing it across the street in the background. The stone reads: "Line of the Minute Men April, 19 1775 Stand your ground/ don't fire unless fired upon/ but if they mean to have a…

A view of a cottage overlooking water. A woman stands in the gate, holding onto it with a tree growing in the yard and some vines growing up a side of a stone wall and the building.

A black man stands near a wooden well with a sack over his back and pulling on a rope lowered into the well. Some trees grow in the background.

A view of a church standing in the middle ground with two other buildings behind it. The ground is covered with snow and a path is visible going towards the church. Some trees grow on the left and a mountain is visible in the background on the right.

An older white woman sits in profile in a rocking chair reading a newspaper. A number of photographs and pictures hang on a wall and some crockery rests on a

A classroom filled with students, both girls and boys. Most of them are reading. A boy in the last row is standing with his arm raised looking towards the front of the room. Another student looks over at the boy. A blackboard in the back of the…

Mock-up of front cover, title page, chapter headings, and text formatting. Writing in pencil. Cover illustration of graduation caps.

Pencil sketch design of the title page with the title in capital letters: "THE COUNTRY SCHOOL IN NEW ENGLAND" written on top, and "Text & Illustration by CLIFTON JOHNSON" in the center with a logo of the publisher below and a box for text on the left…

Pencil sketch design of chapter with "THE COUNTRY SCHOOL" written on top, the subtitle "WINTER" written below and a mock block of text shown by lines below.

Illustration of a teacher "shaking" a boy. Pencil on lined paper. The teacher holds the boy in one hand and a switch in the other. The teacher's hair stands up straight in the air. Text above the image says, "Teacher when she is mad. Shaking…

Illustration of a teacher "shaking" a boy. Pencil on lined paper. Traced onto reverse side of previous drawing. The teacher holds the boy in one hand and a switch in the other. The teacher's hair stands up straight in the air.

Illustration of a teacher "shaking" a boy. Traced copy of previous drawings. The teacher holds the boy in one hand and a switch in the other. The teacher's hair stands up straight in the air. Publishing size is measured here "2 1/2 in" and text below…