There is a tunnel cut into a hill of rock with small building next to it; there is a road coming from the left side of the hill and curving in front of the tunnel.
A railway line raised on an embankment is to the left side of the card, while there is another, lower one running along the left with a building beyond. A tall electrical pole stands next to the lines.
A row of buildings runs along the left hand side of a snow-covered street. The buildings are tall, all at least three stories, and toward the back of the card appear to grow taller - it is possibly depicting downtown Dubuque.
A long building with a full-length porch runs across the back of the card. In front of it is a courtyard with fountains, plants in stone pots, and a man sitting on a bench to the right.
Three people stand with a horse and buggy at the base of a hill. One man, unidentified, stands next to the horse. The couple - Albert Hoffmann and Emily - stand slightly off to the right.
A steam engine is coming from the left, through a cleft cut in the rock, while a man stands close to the embankment. There is a stream in the flats to the right of the tracks.
A railroad track curves off the to the left in the distance, where there is a man walking the tracks. There are limestone cliffs covered by vegetation on both sides and electrical poles to the left of the tracks.