View through stone archway of woman, sidesaddle, and man on horseback, woman standing, all in Spanish-style dress, near pueblo-style wall with rough wooden supports and director's chair
A man surveys the newspapers available for reading at an open-air public library in Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles. The Pershing Square outdoor library was opened in December of 1936, and was staffed by W.P.A. workers. Visitors to the library could choose to borrow a book by simply leaving their name. The library was quite popular, circulating 24,000 books in its first six months of operation, and spawning other outdoor libraries in Los Angeles.
3 boys, identified as Jackie Stone, Raymond Robinson, and possibly Max Tyler, with helmets, brooms, and flag, standing in dusty yard with fence in background