Original envelope read, "Columbus Day. The landing of Columbus in the pageant at Lake Merritt, 10-13-12." Negative shows a group of people dressed in cosutumes. They are standing on a small dock in Lake Merritt. Several small boats meant to be the replicas of the Pinta and the Santa Maria are floating near shore. A few small boys are leading the procession, they are dressed as shoulders. Following them is a "priest" carrying a cross, then "Christopher Columbus" and then "Spanish shoulders." A large crowd of people are watching from the shore.