This black-and-white landscape image shows a person standing on a sandy shoreline in the foreground, looking out over a calm lake. The person is positioned near the center, wearing light-colored clothing and facing away from the camera. To the left, several large, weathered logs lie scattered on the beach. In the mid-ground, a dense, forested peninsula or shoreline with tall evergreen trees extends into the water from the left. The smooth surface of the lake reflects the trees and the light of a pale sky. In the background, a large, rounded mountain rises above the far side of the water. Small, printed text at the bottom center of the photograph reads "CHINA COVE, ACROSS THE LAKE FROM DONNER LAKE SUB-DIVISION No. 1." The image is mounted on a large, light-colored rectangular card, and a grayscale and color calibration strip is positioned along the top edge of the photo.