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A man stands on a ladder resting against an orange tree with his arm extended towards the right, picking oranges. Three boxes stand on the ground near the camera and other trees fill the rest of the shot.

A black woman bending over hoeing a garden with a second woman working in the background. A wooden fence lines the garden patch on the right and some trees grow in the background.

Two black boys sit on the ground while a third stands between them. Trees grow in the background. Caption reads: "The boy at the right is making music with a jewsharp, and the boy standing is whittling a cane for himself. As for the third boy, he…

A black girl stands on a dirt road holding a bucket on her head. Wooden fences line the path on both sides with a building standing in the background surrounded by some trees. Caption reads: "A girl in a Negro settlement carrying home a pail of water…

A black woman smoking a pipe stands in front of a cauldron with steam rising from it holding a cloth she took just took out. Another woman is visible through the steam on the right, possibly sitting in front of a wooden building with wooden basins…

A black girl walks on a dirt path towards two boys talking to each other near a small, wooden building surrounded by bare shrubs and some plants. Trees fill in the background. Caption reads: "Negro children and their schoolhouse. Such buildings for…

A black boy holding his right hand on a bottom step of a staircase, getting out from under a wooden building with multiple eggs in his hat.

A view of shrubs in the foreground and thin trees growing in the middle ground and background.

A large, partly broken metal saw hangs on a chain tied to a plank nailed to two trees. Two black boys stand near it, one ringing the saw, and the other leaning against the tree, looking on. The caption reads: "Nearby is a little church that belongs…

Two black boys, one standing and the other kneeling, work on tomatoes in baskets around them. A man stands over a large barrel holding a cabbage and breaking off some of its leaves. More cabbages lie on the ground and farm buildings are in the…

A black woman and man work on clearing up a patch of earth. They are both bending over the ground, the man holding a wooden implement, possibly a hoe. Some trees grow in the background.

A black boy walking up a dirt path with wooden fences on both sides. Three houses stand on the left with a group of people standing on the porch of the one nearest the camera. Trees grow in the background.

A black girl is pulling on a rope of a well looking at a black boy standing next to her. The well is covered in wooden planks. There's a pail next to the boy. A ladder stands on the left and a box sits on a cast iron table in the center. Brush and…

A schooner rests partly in water with debris scattered on the beach near the camera. One of its masts is bent while two stand tall.

A group of four black children standing near an entrance of a wooden house. The oldest is holding a younger child by the hand as they look towards chickens walking around. A third child is holding a broom, sweeping, and the fourth stands by the door…