Photographs of a Mr. Byrd, heading west from South Carolina to New Mexico by ox-wagon. He is depicted here resting and eating in the Chickasaw Nation, seated on a stool with a plate in his hands and a cup on a small box in front of him. His covered wagon is behind him, with packages laid to its side. Oxen are seated at left, resting on the grass. Trees and bushes are scattered in the background.

Photograph of Louisa "Lou" Howell Mitchell, right, and Charles Henry Mitchell, left. They stand shoulder to shoulder. Charles Mitchell wears a suit with a waistcoat and bow tie. Lou Mitchell wears a shirtwaist and a skirt.

Photograph of an unknown child standing in a white shirt and work pants, gripping with both hands a long pitchfork resting on his shoulder. He faces to the right, standing on a dirt patch in front of a painted background and next to a small pile of straw to his left and a wicker hat with a ribbon to his right.