diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3d9390b..e4a52eb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4858,6 +4858,8 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "authdb",
  "http 1.1.0",
+ "mime 0.3.17",
+ "mime_guess 2.0.5",
  "serde 1.0.210",
  "serde_json",
  "tokio",
diff --git a/visions/server/Cargo.toml b/visions/server/Cargo.toml
index 6105d04..d0f2f14 100644
--- a/visions/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/visions/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ serde_json  = { version = "*" }
 serde       = { version = "1" }
 tokio       = { version = "1", features = [ "full" ] }
 warp        = { version = "0.3" }
+mime_guess = "2.0.5"
+mime = "0.3.17"
diff --git a/visions/server/src/core.rs b/visions/server/src/core.rs
index 1caa675..62ec39f 100644
--- a/visions/server/src/core.rs
+++ b/visions/server/src/core.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,58 @@
-use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use std::{
+    io::Read,
+    path::PathBuf,
+    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum AppError {
-    JsonError(serde_json::Error)
+    JsonError(serde_json::Error),
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct AppState {
+    pub image_base: PathBuf,
+}
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct AppState {}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct Core(Arc<RwLock<AppState>>);
+pub struct Core(pub Arc<RwLock<AppState>>);
 
 impl Core {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self(Arc::new(RwLock::new(AppState {})))
+        Self(Arc::new(RwLock::new(AppState {
+            image_base: PathBuf::from("/home/savanni/Pictures"),
+        })))
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_file(&self, file_name: String) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut full_path = self.0.read().unwrap().image_base.clone();
+        full_path.push(&file_name);
+
+        println!("path: {:?}", full_path);
+
+        let mut content: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+        let mut file = std::fs::File::open(&full_path).unwrap();
+        file.read_to_end(&mut content).unwrap();
+        content
+    }
+
+    pub fn available_images(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        std::fs::read_dir(&self.0.read().unwrap().image_base)
+            .unwrap()
+            .filter_map(|entry| match entry {
+                Ok(entry_) => match mime_guess::from_path(entry_.path()).first() {
+                    Some(mime) if mime.type_() == mime::IMAGE => Some(
+                        entry_
+                            .path()
+                            .file_name()
+                            .and_then(|filename| filename.to_str())
+                            .and_then(|filename| Some(filename.to_owned()))
+                            .unwrap(),
+                    ),
+                    _ => None,
+                },
+                Err(_) => None,
+            })
+            .collect()
     }
 }
-
-
diff --git a/visions/server/src/handlers.rs b/visions/server/src/handlers.rs
index fabedb5..b7f8641 100644
--- a/visions/server/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/visions/server/src/handlers.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ use authdb::{AuthDB, AuthToken};
 use http::{response::Response, status::StatusCode, Error};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+use crate::core::Core;
+
 pub async fn handle_auth(
     auth_ctx: &AuthDB,
     auth_token: AuthToken,
@@ -37,17 +39,6 @@ pub fn handle_playing_field() -> PlayArea {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn handle_file(file_name: String) -> Vec<u8> {
-    let mut full_path = PathBuf::new();
-    full_path.push("/home");
-    full_path.push("savanni");
-    full_path.push("Pictures");
-    full_path.push(&file_name);
-
-    println!("path: {:?}", full_path);
-
-    let mut content: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
-    let mut file = std::fs::File::open(&full_path).unwrap();
-    file.read_to_end(&mut content).unwrap();
-    content
+pub fn handle_file(core: Core, file_name: String) -> Vec<u8> {
+    core.get_file(file_name)
 }
diff --git a/visions/server/src/main.rs b/visions/server/src/main.rs
index 2f309a4..f31abd2 100644
--- a/visions/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/visions/server/src/main.rs
@@ -93,22 +93,39 @@ async fn handle_rejection(err: warp::Rejection) -> Result<impl Reply, Infallible
 
 #[tokio::main]
 pub async fn main() {
+    let core = core::Core::new();
+
     let route_playing_field =
         warp::path!("api" / "v1" / "field").map(move || warp::reply::json(&handle_playing_field()));
 
-    let route_static_file = warp::path!("api" / "v1" / "file" / String)
+    let route_image = warp::path!("api" / "v1" / "image" / String)
         .and(warp::get())
-        .map(move |file_name| {
-            let bytes = handle_file(file_name);
-            Response::builder()
-                .header("application-type", "image/jpeg")
-                .body(bytes)
-                .unwrap()
+        .map({
+            let core = core.clone();
+            move |file_name| {
+                let core = core.clone();
+                let mimetype = mime_guess::from_path(&file_name).first().unwrap();
+                let bytes = handle_file(core, file_name);
+                Response::builder()
+                    .header("application-type", mimetype.to_string())
+                    .body(bytes)
+                    .unwrap()
+            }
         });
 
-    let core = core::Core::new();
+    let route_available_images = warp::path!("api" / "v1" / "image").and(warp::get()).map({
+        let core = core.clone();
+        move || {
+            let core = core.clone();
+            Response::builder()
+                .header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
+                .body(serde_json::to_string(&core.available_images()).unwrap())
+        }
+    });
+
     let filter = route_playing_field
-        .or(route_static_file)
+        .or(route_image)
+        .or(route_available_images)
         .recover(handle_rejection);
 
     let server = warp::serve(filter);
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/client.ts b/visions/ui/src/client.ts
index 0ae82bc..913aee2 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/client.ts
+++ b/visions/ui/src/client.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,17 @@ export class Client {
 
     imageUrl(imageId: string) {
         const url = new URL(this.base);
-        url.pathname = `/api/v1/file/${imageId}`;
+        url.pathname = `/api/v1/image/${imageId}`;
         return url;
     }
 
     async playingField(): Promise<PlayingField> {
-        return { backgroundImage: "su-pearl.png" };
+        return { backgroundImage: "trans-ferris.jpg" };
+    }
+
+    async availableImages(): Promise<string[]> {
+        const url = new URL(this.base);
+        url.pathname = `/api/v1/image`;
+        return fetch(url).then((response) => response.json());
     }
 }
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/components/PlayingField/PlayingField.tsx b/visions/ui/src/components/PlayingField/PlayingField.tsx
index a15f1d5..37cd1c9 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/components/PlayingField/PlayingField.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/components/PlayingField/PlayingField.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Client, PlayingField } from '../../client';
+import { ThumbnailComponent } from '../Thumbnail';
 import './PlayingField.css';
 
 interface PlayingFieldProps {
@@ -12,9 +13,16 @@ export const PlayingFieldComponent = ({ client }: PlayingFieldProps) => {
         client.playingField().then((field) => setField(field));
     }, [client]);
 
+    const [images, setImages] = useState<string[]>([]);
+    useEffect(() => {
+        client.availableImages().then((images) => setImages(images));
+    }, [client]);
+
     const backgroundUrl = field && client.imageUrl(field.backgroundImage);
     return (<div className="playing-field">
-        <div> Left Panel </div>
+        <div>
+        {images.map((imageName) => <ThumbnailComponent client={client} imageId={imageName} />)}
+        </div>
         <div className="playing-field__background"> {backgroundUrl && <img src={backgroundUrl.toString()} alt="playing field" />} </div>
         <div> Right Panel </div>
     </div>)
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/components/Thumbnail.css b/visions/ui/src/components/Thumbnail.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0fef9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/visions/ui/src/components/Thumbnail.css
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.thumbnail > img {
+    max-width: 300px;
+    max-height: 300px;
+}
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/components/Thumbnail.tsx b/visions/ui/src/components/Thumbnail.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..390995b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/visions/ui/src/components/Thumbnail.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { Client } from '../client';
+import './Thumbnail.css';
+
+interface ThumbnailProps {
+    client: Client
+    imageId: string
+}
+
+export const ThumbnailComponent = ({ client, imageId }: ThumbnailProps) =>
+    (<div className="thumbnail"> <img src={client.imageUrl(imageId).toString()} /> </div>)