This black and white photograph is taken during the Christmas season at the Immanuel Deaconess Institute's Children's Home. A deaconess is sitting on a chair with a book in her lap. She is wearing a white uniform with a cap and a long necklace with a cross. She has her arm around a girl, who leans against her. Four other girls and three boys pose in front of a decorated Christmas tree. Each girl has a doll in her arms, and each boy has a toy at his feet. An upright piano and a floor lamp stand on the right side of the room. A large area carpet is centered on the floor where the children and deaconess are seated. Framed photographs hang on the wall, including a photograph of a deaconess from the early 1900's on the right side, behind the group of three girls.
