From left to right: V.E. McDonnel, R.E. Thomas, W.E. Whittier, Bruce McNeil, F.O. Case, Jack Charles, and H. Satterthwaite. Bruce McNeil and F.O. Case are holding a large key. The photo is labeled: "McNeil Construction Co. Magnesium Plant, Las Vegas, Nevada. 5-28-43." McNeil Construction built the Basic Magnesium Inc. plant in an unincorporated area outside of Las Vegas, which is now Henderson, Nevada.
Black and white photograph of trucks hauling ore. The caption reads: "Basic Magnesium, Inc. Acting for and in behalf of Defense Plant Corp. Plancor 201. McDonald Construction Co. Contractor for Oxide Plant. Gabbs Valley, Nevada. 6-1-42. 509."
Unidentified man standing at the Devil's Punch Bowl near Winslow, Arizona. Inscription reads: "The Devil's Punch Bowl 23 near Winslow A. & P. R. R., Brown Photo." (Photo by W. Cal. Brown & Co., official photographers for the Arizona & Pacific Railroad Co.)
Walter E. Scott, also known as "Death Valley Scotty," smokes a cigar at a bar and talks to an unidentified man to the right. An unidentified woman sits on his other side. The location is unidentified but probably Las Vegas, Nevada. Slot machines and other people can be seen in the background.