The image is a black and white photograph of three women standing in front of a stone wall. The woman in the center is holding a book and appears to be reading it, while the two women on either side of her are looking at it intently. All three women are wearing traditional Chinese clothing, with the woman on the left wearing a long skirt and the woman next to her wearing a blouse and trousers. The photograph appears to have been taken in 1940, as indicated by the text at the bottom of the image.