Ten school age girls of different ethnic backgrounds are standing on the steps in front of the main entrance of Helen Hunt Jackson Benach Library. One girl is holding a large book entitled Mother Goose. Helen Hunt Jackson Branch Library was a former branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library. The Spanish Colonial Revival building was designed by architect C. E. Noerenberg and completed in 1926. The branch was named for 19th Century American author Helen Hunt Jackson whose popular novel Ramona told the story of a romance between a mixed-race girl and an American Indian during the days of the California missions. The branch has ceased operating as a library and has been converted into a church building. Written on back of photo: May 2, 1934 Helen Hunt Jackson Branch Library Young Patrons.
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Library buildings Colonial revival (Architecture) Branch libraries Los Angeles Public Library (Calif.). Helen Hunt Jackson Branch Library Noerenberg, C. E. (Clarence Eugene), 1896-1957
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