Original envelope reads: "Fire, Forest and Brush / California / 1940's - 1979." Photograph shows an outdoor scene with large appliances and metal sheeting lying on the ground in a pile of rubble. Two men are visible at center right standing behind a fence, and a line of trees appears in the background along the top of the image. Pink lines are painted on the surface of the photograph at center right over one of the men. On verso: A newspaper clipping adhered at bottom reads, "Clarence Deed inspects remains of his cabin on Elliott Ranch near Foresthill." Text handwritten in graphite and circled at top center reads, "Forest #6 / 4 col / [cet 5 res]." Additional handwritten text at center left reads, "Clarence Deeds / tried save east struct / Elliot / ranch / 10 miles / Forest hill." "Russ Reed / Photo Dept. / Oakland Tribune / AUG 22 1960" is stamped in ink at center right.