The image is a black and white photograph of a large ship in the middle of a vast expanse of ice. The ship appears to be a tugboat or a steamship, with a large smokestack on the right side and a smaller one on the left side. The sky is overcast and the ground is covered in a thick layer of snow. The photograph is taken from a low angle, looking up at the ship and the surrounding landscape. The text on the image reads "Så Herkules avaa våålån Kottkasta Helsinki, 26.334."