An article from the Springfield Sunday Union and Republican about the historical and art collections at the Jones Library. Also includes information on the children's room and auditorium.
Image of woman, in a white full sleeved dress, sitting on front step or stoop of school house. In front a small front yard, sidewalk, and part of street is shown, and a large tree is on the far right of the photo.
Notation on verso: "Breaking ground for the Jones Library July 25, 1927". An older man in suit and hat stands in frame right with his left foot on a shovel facing a young boy dressed in short pants in frame left who holds a long pole and looks at theā¦