This grayscale photograph shows a group of sixteen men standing on the steps leading up to a large building with ornate iron gates and large windows with diamond-patterned panes. Thirteen of the men are arranged in a semicircle on the steps, and three stand on the ground in the center of the group. Fifteen of the men wear matching uniforms consisting of dark jackets, pants, and peaked caps adorned with an insignia. They are all holding long, thin swords in their gloved hands. The sixteenth man stands in the center of the group and wears a slightly different uniform including a lighter jacket with several pockets, tall boots, a belt, and a strap across his chest. He does not have a sword or gloves. All of the men have dark skin, and some have mustaches, while others are bare faced.