A colored photo of the Steamers Columbia and Illinois at the Traverse City dock, ca. 1906. Text below reads "Strs. Illinois and Missouri at Dock, Traverse City, Mich. 35 Copyright 1906 by Orson W. Peck, Trav. City, Mich."
A group of men in matching military uniforms are lined up on the steps to a building. Some are holding rifles. An American flag is positioned in the middle of them.