This colour photograph, likely in the 1940s or 1950s, captures a scene in what appears to be an office or study room, likely a geological or scientific workspace. Two people, a woman and a man, are closely examining a large, detailed map or chart of Earth's ocean floor topography spread out on a table. The woman, with long, curly red hair and wearing glasses, is leaning over the map, her hands resting on the table. She is dressed in a light yellow blouse.