A young white woman stands by an open door to a log cabin holding a small girl on her arms and smiling at the camera. A basin stands on a crate near her with a washboard leaning against the side of the house.
A black man stands in a yard looking towards a wooden house in the middle ground. A second boy stands near the house while a woman and a child stand on the porch of the house. A wooden rail extends from the porch towards the ground in the foreground.
A white woman sits on a horse resting near a white fence. Two women stand on the other side of the fence, one carrying a baby. Two girls stand on the road near the horse. Trees grow on the left and in the background.
A single slender elm tree in a meadow in Hockanum. Buildings are visible in the background, possibly belonging to the Barstows on Barstow Lane on the left and the Thayer farm on the right. Mount Holyoke visible beyond the buildings.
A white man stands in a small boat holding a rowing oar in his hands. There are some large stones near him by the shore and the river flows into the background while both shores are covered with trees.
A white boy stands on a sidewalk with his hands above his head pumping water from a water pump. Buildings are partly visible on the other side of the street.
A side of a two story house with a window on each level. Plants grow on the ground, some potted, partially obscuring the first story. Branches of a tree spread from the left and cover the space between the two windows.
A white boy stands by a shop window of a store on a cobbled street with a wicker basket on his back. Other buildings lining the street and filling the background.
A wooden building with an open barn door and a sign that reads: "JOHN. T. MONFF BLACKSMITH" on the roof. There is a skylight in the middle of the roof and a part of a second building is visible perpendicular on the left.