Large-format full plate tintype capturing a richly detailed rural barnyard scene, likely taken in the 1870s. The image presents a quintessential American agricultural setting featuring a massive timber-frame barn with multiple loft windows, open bays, and adjacent paddocks and fencing. Livestock—both horses and cattle—populate the yard, while a team of horses hitched to a wagon stands in the foreground.

Several figures are arranged throughout the composition, including a group of children in white smocks at center and men attending to the horses and livestock. A tall haystack rises to the left of the barn. Stacked firewood and a slatted holding pen are visible at right, adding visual and occupational interest to the scene.

Measuring approximately 6½" x 8½". The clarity, scale, and composition—paired with the wide-angle view and strong architectural interest—make this an impressive and atmospheric depiction of 19th-century rural life.