Taped on back: "William Wyeth Newman, 1872-1956." The back also shows decorative design advertising the wares and services of Ira F. Collins' photography studio.
Photograph of two babies. The back of the photo card reads "Ira F. Collins, Photographic Art Studio, East Side Public Square, Huntsville, Ala. Frames and Views for Sale, Copyrighted 1889.
This photo shows a scene at Lily Lake on the grounds of Col. James O'Shaughnessy's home on Monte Sano. According to the Historic Huntsville Quarterly, the structure in the foreground of the photo is a "four-tiered vertical framework covered with ivy, and reaching an impressive height of twelve feet or so."
The hotel opened on June 1, 1887 as a luxury health resort. It was built by the North Alabama Improvement Company with funding from Michael and James O'Shaughnessy. The hotel closed in 1900 and was demolished in 1944.