Cabinet card portrait of a seated businessman posed at a writing table with ledger and pen, appearing to sign or review documents. On the table beside him is a leather satchel and a folded document clearly printed “STANDARD OIL COMPANY,” an unusual prop that directly references the powerful petroleum corporation founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1870. The sitter wears a dark suit with waistcoat and watch chain, along with a small lapel pin. Beneath the photograph is a pencil inscription reading “Aunt Becker” and the name “Loomis.”

The mount bears the printed mark “Extra Finish” and the photographer’s imprint Loomis, Fredonia, Kansas. The reverse features an elaborate illustrated backmark reading “Loomis Art Photography – Fredonia, Kansas,” accompanied by the phrase “Instantaneous Process used exclusively.” Cabinet portraits incorporating occupational props are desirable examples of late nineteenth-century studio photography and here likely depict a local representative or employee connected with the Standard Oil company’s distribution network in Kansas during the period of rapid petroleum expansion.