The photo shows a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police standing in the middle of the ice covered Yukon River holding out the flag used to determine the movement of the ice during spring breakup. The flag reads, "Dawson Ice 1928" There is a small black dog beside the mountie. Some buildings of Dawson can be seen in the background on the river bank. The Moosehide Slide in also in the background.
Caption: Flag in position on Yukon River, at Dawson, which decided 1928 ice guessing contest. Time of moving May 9th, 8 - 12 p.m. 1929 ice guessing contest now rapidly growing.