Two Native American men pose in a formal studio setting against a painted backdrop in this real photo postcard, likely produced in the early twentieth century. One man stands behind the other, wearing a dark wool sack coat over a loosely knotted neckerchief, his right arm extended slightly at his side. No photographer's imprint is visible on the reverse.

The seated man wears a double-breasted sack coat with a printed bandana tied loosely at his throat and holds what appears to be a paper or cloth object in his right hand. Both men wear Western-style dress rather than traditional garments, and both hold direct, composed expressions toward the camera. The painted studio backdrop features soft cloudlike tonal gradations typical of commercial portrait photography of the period.

The divided-back postcard format places this card's production after 1907, when the divided back became standard in the United States. The studio setting and tailored dress suggest this may have been made at or near a reservation town or agency with access to a commercial portrait studio.

The reverse bears the penciled inscription "Drunken Indian" at the top, the number "375" in the upper right corner, and a longer handwritten notation in ink along the right margin reading "Drunken, from Bear, William Dent" or similar phrasing, partially rotated.