The image captures a moment in time at what appears to be the Kilburn Mills located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The setting is outdoors during daylight hours with seven individuals visible on the path leading up towards a brick building bordered by wooden picket fences. In the foreground, there's an adult male and another individual walking side-by-side facing away from the camera, seemingly engrossed in conversation or observation.
Behind them stands three adults: two males wearing hats and suits typical of early 20th-century fashion, one with a pipe possibly engaged in contemplation, while the third is standing further behind. To their right walks another man also dressed formally but more casually than his companions, perhaps due to differing social status or roles.
Further back on this path are two women: an adult female and what seems like a young girl (the "little girl running" mentioned), distinguishable by her shorter stature compared with the adults around. The woman appears in mid-stride walking alongside the man previously seen closer up, while the little one is captured in motion - she's off-balance as if having just started to run or was playfully chased.
On the rightmost part of this picture stands a figure at some distance from these main subjects; it might be another worker based on proximity and attire. This person seems less engaged with their surr [...]