An unidentified elderly man stands among towering dried corn stalks in this cabinet card, measuring 3 1/4" by 5", produced by M. O. T. Coleman at the Collins Art Gallery in Westfield, Massachusetts. The reverse notation "T. P. Collins backdrop, c. 1874-5" places the image firmly in the mid-1870s, consistent with the format and mount style. The corn stalks, rising well above the subject's head, appear to have been brought into the studio as props to document or celebrate the harvest.

The man wears a dark suit coat, waistcoat, and loosely knotted necktie, and a low-crowned dark hat sits squarely on his head. He raises his left arm to grip one of the tall dried stalks beside him, while his right hand rests at his side, and his gaze is directed slightly off camera. The stalks fill the full vertical height of the frame with their dried, curling leaves creating a dense agricultural tableau around the figure.

The image measures 3 by 5 inches. The reverse bears the printed imprint of M. O. T. Coleman, Photographer, Collins Art Gallery, Westfield, Mass., Opposite the Green, with a handwritten notation reading "T. P. Collins backdrop, c. 1874-5" and "purchased 6/2014."