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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove
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View towards the front of the slave cabin built of chinked logs with a peaked roof. Steps lead up to the closed door, and a small window is on the left. There is a window above near the center of the peak. In the background on the left is a small outbuilding near a fence, and a field beyond. Handwritten on back: "Exterior of Slave Cabin, north end, showing entrance to upper floor. Note hand wrought iron hinges and latch."
August 4, 1938
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove
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View of side of slave cabin with a small window. Steps are on the end of the building on the left. An exterior stone chimney is on the end of the cabin on the right and rises above the peaked roof ...
Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove
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