Typed on the back of the photo, "Floriston, California-Photo shows portion of 'ghost'twon in background. Hotel Floriston (unoccupied)looms in foreground. Truckee River flows along in extreme foreground. Stinnett." Photo shows a building in the middle of the picture with a road and railroad tracks in front of it. Several buildings, presumably the ghost town behind the hotel. A light dusting of snow covers everything.