Man poses at desk in front of a dictating machine, holding a piece of paper. Machine has cylindrical metal tube and a telephone; light bulb hangs over machine; spools of paper on desk. Handwritten on front: "To my friend EW Moreau, July 30/13. Nelson ? Durand." Handwritten on back: "E.W. Moreau, 419 Free Press build." Listed in 1915 City Directory as Roach-Reid Co., E W Moreau, manager, dictating machines, 419 Free Press building. Water stains on mat.