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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove
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View towards side of slave log cabin with a door in the center and a small horizontal window to the left. The roof is peaked and shingles are in place. The exterior stone chimney is at the end of the building on the left. Debris and lumber are in the foreground. In the background on the right is a brick building, and in front of it is an axe on a block of wood. Handwritten on back: "Side of slave cabin showing door to first floor and side view of chimney."
May 9, 1938
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