The photograph was taken from the south side of Court Street looking north across the Common. The Civil War Monument is visible, as is a stage/bandstand to the left edge. The corner of the Unitarian-Universalist builidng is visible at the right edge of the photograph and, through the rows of Elm trees, portions of houses and the school on the north side of the Common are visible. In the foreground, the wooden sidewalk runs across the photograph.