A man and three girls pose at the fence around the reservoir. The girls are wearing capes or coats and they are all wearing hats. There is a barn in the background.
Several outbuildings are behind the house. Chickens roam in front of the house and outbuildings. C.R. Wilhelm, in a jacket, vest, and hat, is observing the chickens roaming in the yard. There is a carriage in one of the outbuildings.
A fire wagon drawn by two horses stands in the street in front of the Elmwood fire station. A fireman sits in front of the smoking boiler. A man in a bowler hat stands at the rear with a hand on the wagon. People watch from a second story window of a house on Charles Street.
A fire wagon drawn by two horses stands in the street in front of the Elmwood fire station. A fireman sits in front of the smoking boiler. Children watch from the sidewalks.
Mabel Wilhelm holds a hoop. Robert and another boy hold spoked wheels. Fredrick and Erna stand behind them. The Elmwood fire station is in the background.
Erna Wilhelm sitting on a rocking chair with a cat in her lap. Fredrick, Mabel, and Robert Wilhelm sit on the ground. Fredrick wears a bow tie and a vest with a watch chain.
Erna Wilhelm sits on a rocking chair with a book . Fredrick and Robert Wilhelm share a rocker. Mabel sits on a box. There is a doghouse behind the children.