Group Analysis

Photo #1:

Who are the people in the photograph? - three women & a man

What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photothat tells you this. - people cooking for an event. Looks like three women working as a team with a man supervising. Many plates and lots of kitchen equipment going

What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey? - What it is like to prepare meals. Why is this photograph important to history? - It shows gender roles

What questions does this photograph raise? - What are they cooking and why?

Write your own caption for the photograph: "Dinner Time" What could you do to find more information about this photograph? - Put it in google images

Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph1- Women had more roles in the house 2- Making the food for him

3- This is an older picture

Photo #2:

Who are the people in the photograph? - Hitler, a child, and two women 

What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photothat tells you this. - Hitler is shaking hands with a child much like a modern president would kiss a baby.  

What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey? - Hitler was kind Why is this photograph important to history? - Shows Hitler's influence on his people. 

What questions does this photograph raise? What are they meeting for? Is it a political rally? 

Write your own caption for the photograph: "Hitler's future" What could you do to find more information about this photograph? - Put it in google images 

Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph1- They are meeting for the first time 2- Not during war time 

3- In Germany

Photo #3:

Who are the people in the photograph? - Cops and African Americans 

What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photothat tells you this. - Cops are using dogs on a singled out African American male 

What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey? - Police violence against African Americans Why is this photograph important to history? - It shows racial prejudice against minorities over time periods. 

What questions does this photograph raise? Why are they gathered like this? Why are they using dogs? Is this a rally of sorts? 

Write your own caption for the photograph: "History of authoritarian racism in the United States" What could you do to find more information about this photograph? - Put it in google images 

Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph1- There is racial tension 2- Police brutality 

3- Use of excessive force

Photo #4:

Who are the people in the photograph? - A black male & the Statue of Liberty 

What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo 

that tells you this. - A black male is hanging from the Statue of Liberty 

What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey? - America's not really free 

Why is this photograph important to history? - Referring to a time where it was illegal to discriminate about black people. 

What questions does this photograph raise? Whose idea was it for this picture 

Write your own caption for the photograph: "Racism" 

What could you do to find more information about this photograph? - Put it in google images 

Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph1- Statue of liberty is hanging a black person 

2- It's a statement of the time period 

3- It's a symbol of treatment in America

Photo #5:

Who are the people in the photograph? - An immigrant family 

What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo 

that tells you this. - A family is looking at the Statue of Liberty and they just arrived in America. They have no possessions and they are looking at the Statue of Liberty which is the iconic symbol of immigration from that time period. 

What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey? - The hope of immigrants 

Why is this photograph important to history? - People come to America for a better life and this shows that hope.

 

What questions does this photograph raise? Why are they staring at the Statue of Liberty? Where are they going? 

Write your own caption for the photograph: "Hope" 

What could you do to find more information about this photograph? - Put it in google images 

Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph1- They have a child 

2- They want a better life 

3- They're in New York

Photo #6:

Who are the people in the photograph? - Military personnel & Recruits 

What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo 

that tells you this. - Military inspection of new signups or drafted soldiers. One man is checking eyes and others are documenting. 

What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey? - He was showing an example of what it was like to be inspected for duty. 

Why is this photograph important to history? - It shows a retrospect of what it was like then compared to now of how you were inspected to fight for the country. 

What questions does this photograph raise? - What are they looking for? Why are their shirts off?  

Write your own caption for the photograph: "Military Inspection" 

What could you do to find more information about this photograph? - Put it in google images, Google "Military inspection check off list" 

Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph1- They're in the military or trying to be 

2- They are being inspected 

3- They are being documented