This is a black-and-white studio portrait of an elderly man, posing in front of a plain, light-colored backdrop. His shoulders are angled compared to the camera and he looks up, to the side of the camera. He wears glasses, a hat, a dark suit jacket over a light-colored shirt and a bow tie. Around his neck, he has a Masonic chain collar. "Chesley F. McPhatter" is handwritten on the back side of the photograph. The back side also has a "Judson Smith Studio"stamp on it.
