The 6" x 4" black and white picture shows the west side of Rose Street, a business street with buildings bearing signs such as the "Doran & Tobin, agents for Anheuser Busch Beer" the "H. Holdridge Groceries" with "Fancy Groceries" "Restaurant" "Arcade" "E. Lavin Groceries & Provisions" "E. Griswold Co. Confectionary Fruits, Tobacco..." "Exchange Meat Market." The last two buildings are under construction, with dirt, barrels, ladders, and other construction material sitting in front. Several men and horses pose on the wooden sidewalk and the dirt road for the picture and two men are working on top of the stone building under construction. The picture is taken from the intersection of Rose and 2nd Streets looking north.
