Truckload of drums packed in cardboard crates, about to be driven to the point of shipping (typically by rail).
Shown in the picture, left to right: Ralph and Avola Hiers, and Dolly and Frances R. "Stub" Hunt.
Two letters from James P. Cooley to his business partner Silas Noble, concerning the Noble & Cooley company. The company was founded in 1854 and these recently discovered (August 2021) letters are the earliest known company correspondence.