Real photo postcard photograph showing a man and two boys posed behind a painted display board illustrating numerous fish species. The board features abstract painted fish arranged across the surface, each carefully depicted in profile. The three figures stand behind the display holding the board upright for the photograph.


The man wears a hat and suit while the children stand on either side of him. Such painted boards were sometimes used in novelty studio photographs. The composition resembles a staged photographic souvenir image.


The reverse reads: Studio imprint reading “Riley Studio, Ottawa.”. Handwritten inscriptions read: Pencil catalog notation including date “8/08/03.”.