The image is a black and white photograph of a German artillery gun. The gun is mounted on a large tank and is firing a long, pointed cannon. The cannon is emitting a thick plume of smoke that is billowing out of the top of the gun. A man wearing a hat and coat is standing next to the cannon, looking at it intently. The background is blurred, but it appears to be a battlefield or a military base. The text on the image reads "Der Abschub eines deutschen 24-cm-Eisenbahngeschütztes vor Verdun (1916)".