Location: midday on a dusty rise overlooking the sun-drenched town, where the large shadow of a wooden water tower provides a cool patch of shade against the bright, sunlit dirt and weathered timber
Position: Dolores Abernathy stands near the edge of the shadow, looking back toward the viewer with a shy smile and a gentle, hesitant gaze, clutching the strap of her woven basket against her side; a medium shot
Clothing: Dolores Abernathy is wearing a high-necked light-blue cotton prairie dress with a fitted bodice and long sleeves, a white petticoat visible beneath the hem, and practical brown leather boots