Men line up in the desert next to tents and in front of mountains, possibly near Diamond Queen mine in Nevada. Description on photograph housing reads, "Johnny (Diamond Queen?), 1910."
Covers the desert area in the Owens Valley, Death Valley, Las Vegas and Lake Mead region; bordered by Bishop and Inyokern, California, and Pioche and Lake Mead, Nevada. 'Cartography by W.T. Taylor, W.A. Neely. Color separation by H.P. Pflum; Relief by F.M. Burke; Typography by W.R. Williams. Field mapping by H.A. Cline, G.L. Boyd, K.R. Reed., W.A. Neely, R.P. Conklin.' 'Copyright by Automobile Club of Southern California.' Scale 1:483,537. 1 in. to approx. 8 miles (W 120°--W 114°/N 39°--N 33°). 'Map number 2217.'.
The Gilbert Buck Papers on southern and central Nevada (1950-1984) focus on water, sewer, public lands, (master reports, designs, standards, flood and drainage reports, and land specifications) and real estate (reports, housing and mobile home development information, newsletters, surveys, and Buck Realty negotiations). Also included are the books and information on seminars Gilbert Buck hosted on investing in raw land.