View of brick factory buildings with chimney; men stand outside buildings; some men drive horse-drawn wagons. Signs on buildings: "Schulte and Brother, lard, oil & candle works; cash paid for tallow; soap works." Barrels on sidewalk. Handwritten on back: "Soap and candle works of Schulte Bros., S.W. corner Rivard & Franklin Sts., 1881." Photograph is creased in center.