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Edith Barstow stands in front of the blackboard in the Hockanum schoolhouse looking at a math problem. The names Luther Barstow and Oscar Johnson are written in chalk on the top of the blackboard.

A group of white women and men sitting on the edge of a wooden promenade. The Hudson River is in the middle ground with a barge on the river and some buildings on the far shore. One man stands holding a parasol.

A group of seagulls wade around the water or stand on rocks in the foreground with a number of boats scattered around the water. Across the water, a rocky shore of the island can be seen.

A man sits on a chair in full profile with a towel tied around his neck. A barber stands behind him facing the camera cutting his hair. A boy sits next to the them keenly observing the haircut.

The barber is cutting a man's hair while a young boy peers up inquisitively at the process. Caption on back "The Hair-cut" and "The little boy watched the woodshed barber so closely that the craftsman said, "I guess you're goin' to learn the trade…

A man stands with his right side to the camera stirring a pan with a utensil. There is a camping fire nearer the camera and a tent propped up near trees in the back.

A woman prays in front of the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes.

A white boy stands on a street with a wicker basket hooked on his elbow writing in a notepad. A cart stands near him with cloth covering vegetables.

A huge old sequoia with other smaller trees around it among snow-covered ground.

Scan of brochure page of flooding, Turners Falls Dam.

Scan of brochure pages describing the conditions and sequence of events surrounding the flood.

A view of numerous little falls among a rocky river with trees growing in the background.

Two bare-footed white girls stand near a house, each holding a pail. A staircase behind them leads towards the entrance and a large brick chimney is on the side of the house near them.

A boat floats under a large metal bridge. Caption on reverse reads "New York. The great bridge across the Hudson at Poughkeepsie."

Pasture with many sheep grazing. A rustic fence separates the field from the forest. A misty mountain in looms in the background.