A black-and-white, rectangular photograph shows a man and a child seated outdoors at a small table. The man, on the left, wears a light-colored, short-sleeved shirt and holds a large slice of watermelon in his hands. The child, seated on the right, is holding a slice of watermelon to their face, appearing to take a bite. Behind them is a simple wooden structure with a pitched roof, and several thin wooden poles lean against it or stand nearby. The background consists of a flat, light-colored landscape under a bright, clear sky. The original photograph is mounted on a larger grey rectangular card, and a color calibration strip and a ruler are visible at the very bottom edge of the digitized frame. The text "Mr. F.S. Miller and his daughter Margaret eating the first watermellon[sic] grown in Brawley. They..." appears in white above the image within the digital interface.