A portrait photograph of the Commander of the Canadian Pacific Steamships passenger liner and cruise ship Empress of Australia (1914). The gentleman is standing on the port side of the bridge wing and is wearing the full uniform and cap of a Captain or Staff Captain. He has a line of three medal ribbons on the left side of his jacket and another ribbon on the right side. He is holding a large cigar in his left hand. The man's identity and the date are not known. A portrait format negative. The photographer is looking forward and slightly to port. Negative number P83695 is another portrait of the same man taken on the same occasion.