The image depicts a black and white photograph of what appears to be an old, rustic shack or dwelling. The structure is made primarily from wood with visible cracks in the siding and boarded-up windows indicating it may have been abandoned or not maintained well. In front of this building, there are two children standing on a wooden platform; one holding something that looks like a tin can while the other seems to be interacting with an adult who sits nearby at another table.
A large pile of what could possibly be coal residue is seen in the foreground next to the shack, and scattered snow covers the ground around it. Behind this setting, trees are visible which suggest a rural or remote location. The overall scene gives off a sense of hardship and struggle typical during mining communities in late 19th-century America.
The photograph seems to be part of Dorothea Lange's work as indicated by her watermark on some images from the National Archives collection, specifically related to miners' shacks at Blue Blaze coal mine near Price, Utah.
