A woman stands on a wooden dock holding a large bouquet of roses. A bottle in her right hand is raised near the hull of a ship, identified as the S.S. Western Comet. The bottle is packaged in a striped wrapper with a bow tied to its surface. The woman is dressed in a wide brimmed hat, fur shawl, gloves, dress, and shoes. The flower bouquet is mixed with roses, baby's breath, and fern leaves. Behind the woman is a short wooden partition that has a sign on its surface that reads, Western Comet. The numbers nine and eight are painted on the ship's steel exterior.
Five women and twelve children pose next to a jungle gym in front of a large brick building that has been identified as an Albertina Kerr home. Four of the women dressed in either skirts and tops or dresses stand holding children. One woman is seated on the grass with five children surrounded by books. Three children stand on the jungle gym. The building in the background is made of brick and wood. Multiple windows, some arched, line the front of the building. Above the arched windows are circular emblems with a figure in the center. Shrubs and trees line the exterior of the building.