A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified man photographed at the Ball & Sons studio in Seattle, Washington. The photo is mounted on dark-colored pasteboard stamped with the Ball & Sons logo and store location on the bottom of the front side. The photo is somewhat faded and depicts a man in a dark colored suit with a full beard. He holds a bowler hat at his side in his left hand and his right hand is balanced on a small stack of books resting on a table. The reverse is blank.