Mary Marks and a man with a beard set up two large format cameras on tripods outdoors in a rocky landscape. In the background are tall evergreen trees and a waterfall with a wooden footbridge above it. Several women and children can be seen standing on the bridge, observing the scene below. Mary is dressed in a blousy, plaid bodice tucked into a belted, light-colored ankle-length skirt. The man wears a waistcoat (vest) over a long-sleeved shirt and a hat. Probably somewhere near Breckenridge.

"Ski Photography Shoppe" on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Owner John A. Topolnicki, Sr. photographed Colorado backcountry scenes, abandoned mine sites and views of early Breckenridge, Arapahoe Basin, Keystone and Steamboat Springs ski resorts. He turned his photographs into postcards and posters for sale to tourists.