One person is holding the Bible, and next to him Pastor Robinson is directing a prayer. At the left side of the image, a rainbow is visible in the sky.
This portrait has religious connotations, it is a mix of symbolic images in ethical and spiritual terms of the America foundation, we see this elements represented as the followings: the gathering for prayer, the ship that symbolizes the means of transport to the New World, the Bible in which we see the words "Jesus Christ.
The Pilgrims represents the honorable promise of the Embarkation the hope and faith and the opportunity to find and live in a new world.