The image displays an indoor reading room or library at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, located at 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY

The image displays an indoor reading room or library at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, located at 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY. The room features dark blue textured carpeting and white walls. Extensive wooden bookshelves, densely packed with books, line the back and right walls. Two distinct black and white line drawings are prominent: one on the back wall, behind the bookshelves, depicts a figure (identifiable as Sholem Aleichem) with an exposed anatomical torso; the other, on the right wall, presents a full-body illustration of a man in a top hat and coat (also Sholem Aleichem), with Yiddish text beneath. Two males are present. On the left, a male with dark hair, wearing a yellow long-sleeve shirt and blue jeans, is seated in a brown leather armchair, holding and examining papers. His legs are crossed, and he wears white sneakers. On the right, a second male with dark hair and glasses, clad in a dark long-sleeve shirt and light-colored pants, stands near a bookshelf, actively reading an open book. Between the two armchairs, a small, round wooden side table displays a small item. To the immediate left, a long, low light-colored cabinet, likely flat files, with numerous small drawers and a dark gray top surface, holds a black computer mouse. The ceiling is white with recessed lighting and visible air vents. No direct interaction between the individuals is depicted.