Reception of a Winning Team in Uniform

A stereoview with two arched-top photographs on a buff mount, showing a large uniformed group assembled across an unpaved street. Most wear peaked caps, light shirts, dark neckties, belts and light gloves. Two boys in similar dress stand ahead of the line, while men in dark suits are interspersed among the uniformed figures.

Lengths of rope run along the group, and several figures are elevated above the others at the left. Behind them stands a clapboard building with a porch, dormer windows and large painted lettering extending beyond the photograph’s edge. A smaller sign advertises Rocky Mountain specimens. Bare trees and neighboring buildings complete the street setting.

The reverse is inscribed in ink, “Reception of the Winning Team.” A second line appears to read “1000 Gold, Time 44 3/4 Seconds”; the opening words are less certain than the recorded time. The inscription identifies a reception connected with a winning performance but does not name the team or competition.

The uniforms and ropes suggest a fire-company team, though that identification remains tentative. The individuals and location are unidentified. No photographer’s or publisher’s imprint or date is visible on either side, and the photographic process cannot be securely established from the scans.