This sepia-toned stereographic card features two side-by-side, nearly identical photographs of a large, two-story Italianate villa. The building is light-colored with prominent arched windows, a covered carriage porch on the left, and a central square tower with a flat roof. A wide, dark driveway curves through a manicured lawn in the foreground, leading toward the house. To the right of the villa, a large, dark tree with sprawling branches partially frames the structure. The photographs are mounted on a yellow rectangular card with rounded corners. Printed vertically in black serif type along the left margin is the text "CALIFORNIA. Illustrated by MUYBRIDGE. Published by BRADLEY & RULOFSON." The same text, "CALIFORNIA. Illustrated by MUYBRIDGE. Published by BRADLEY & RULOFSON.", is printed vertically along the right margin. A small printed caption at the bottom center, between the two images, reads "FERNSIDE, ALAMEDA CO." Below the photograph, a gray-scale calibration strip with labeled shaded blocks is visible.