Mounted albumen photograph depicting the rock formation identified in the printed caption as “Dial Rock,” with smaller text below reading “Red Buttes, Laramie Plains.” The image shows two eroded stone pillars rising from an open, scrub-covered plain, with layered rock strata clearly visible. A small human figure appears near the base of the formations, providing scale. The photograph is credited in the mount text to A. J. Russell.

The composition is characteristic of late 19th century western landscape photography, emphasizing geological form, isolation, and scale. Russell’s western views often documented striking natural features along travel routes and survey corridors, and the inclusion of a figure aligns with period conventions used to convey monumentality in frontier landscapes.

Albumen print measuring approximately 6 x 8 inches, mounted on a larger 9 x 12 inch card with a printed title and location centered beneath the image. The mount features a broad margin and a printed presentation border; the verso is blank, with no additional inscriptions visible.